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From failure to fusilli, this deliciously hilarious read tells the story of Giulia Melucci's fizzled romances and the mouth-watering recipes she used to seduce her men, smooth over the lumps, and console herself when the relationships flamed out.
From an affectionate alcoholic, to the classic New York City commitment-phobe, to a hipster aged past his sell date, and not one, but two novelists with Peter Pan complexes, Giulia has cooked for them all. She suffers each disappointment with resolute cheer (after a few tears) and a bowl of pastina (recipe included) and has lived to tell the tale so that other women may go out, hopefully with greater success, and if that's not possible, at least have something good to eat.
Peppered throughout Giulia's delightful and often poignant remembrances are fond recollections of her mother's cooking, the recipes she learned from her, and many she invented on her own inspired by the men in her life. Readers will howl at Giulia's boyfriend-littered past and swoon over her irresistable culinary creations.
From an affectionate alcoholic, to the classic New York City commitment-phobe, to a hipster aged past his sell date, and not one, but two novelists with Peter Pan complexes, Giulia has cooked for them all. She suffers each disappointment with resolute cheer (after a few tears) and a bowl of pastina (recipe included) and has lived to tell the tale so that other women may go out, hopefully with greater success, and if that's not possible, at least have something good to eat.
Peppered throughout Giulia's delightful and often poignant remembrances are fond recollections of her mother's cooking, the recipes she learned from her, and many she invented on her own inspired by the men in her life. Readers will howl at Giulia's boyfriend-littered past and swoon over her irresistable culinary creations.
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Review:
"A sexy recipe autobiography."
-Glamour
"A tasty treat."
-Kirkus Reviews
" It's a foodie's dream version of Sex and the City!"
-Mario Batali, Chef/Author
"Snortingly funny."
-Entertainment Weekly
" It's a foodie's dream version of Sex and the City!"
-Mario Batali, Chef/Author
"The culinary equivalent of a beach read... Melucci swims through the dating pool with pluck and unflagging humor."
-New York Times Book Review
"In this endearing memoir-with-recipes, cooking is an artistic endeavor that brings order to the chaos of dating."
-People Magazine
"Anyone who has wondered, "Will I ever find Mr. Right?" will appreciate this sprightly debut."
-Library Journal (starred review)
"Snortingly funny."
-Entertainment Weekly
"A sexy recipe autobiography."
-Glamour
About the Author:
-Glamour
"A tasty treat."
-Kirkus Reviews
" It's a foodie's dream version of Sex and the City!"
-Mario Batali, Chef/Author
"Snortingly funny."
-Entertainment Weekly
" It's a foodie's dream version of Sex and the City!"
-Mario Batali, Chef/Author
"The culinary equivalent of a beach read... Melucci swims through the dating pool with pluck and unflagging humor."
-New York Times Book Review
"In this endearing memoir-with-recipes, cooking is an artistic endeavor that brings order to the chaos of dating."
-People Magazine
"Anyone who has wondered, "Will I ever find Mr. Right?" will appreciate this sprightly debut."
-Library Journal (starred review)
"Snortingly funny."
-Entertainment Weekly
"A sexy recipe autobiography."
-Glamour
Giulia Melucci was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York where she still lives, but in a more fashionable neighborhood. She is the former Vice President of Public Relations for Harper's Magazine. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1988 and has been employed in publishing ever since, on the publicity side. Before joining Harpers in 2002 she worked at Spy Magazine, Atlantic Monthly Press, Viking, Dutton and Scribner.
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- PublisherGrand Central Pub
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0446552321
- ISBN 13 9780446552325
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages464
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