Cooking for Mr. Latte - by Amanda Hesser (Paperback)

Number of Pages: 336
Genre: Cooking + Food + Wine
Sub-Genre: Essays & Narratives
Format: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Age Range: Adult
Author: Amanda Hesser
Language: English

About the Book

Teeming with all the piquant pleasures that life, love, food, and good company have to offer, this tantalizing tale tells of two affairs: the author's courtship with "Mr. Latte" and her passion for food.

Book Synopsis

Life in the city, love, and unforgettable meals--can a food writer find happiness with a man who has an empty refrigerator? Amanda Hesser's irresistible book is the tale of a romance where food is the source of discovery, discord, and delight--a story of universal desires: good food, great company, and a mate.

At each stage of her courtship--from her first date with Mr. Latte (a near-disaster) to her first uneasy dinner at his parents' home, from intimate suppers in her Upper West Side apartment to his first attempt at cooking for her--Amanda supplies menus for the meals they share: more than one hundred well-balanced and well-seasoned recipes that will leave you satisfied yet wanting more.

With warmth and honesty, Amanda shares her feasts and foibles, triumphs and near-misses, tense encounters and good times in the kitchen and beyond. Her humorous, sensuous tale leads us date by date, recipe by recipe, to a jubilant conclusion.

Review Quotes

A reach as wide as Emeril Lagasse, sex appeal on par with that of TV-chef-cum-temptress Nigella Lawson, and a literary voice likened to that of M. F. K. Fisher.--Nina Willdorf "Boston Phoenix"

A totally lovable book, a kind of Bridget Jones for foodies.--Irene Sax "Epicurious.com"

Charming and smart.-- "New York Times Book Review"

In a category all its own...weaves inviting recipes into delightful first-person prose. [Hesser] is abundantly talented.--John Edward King "Christian Science Monitor"