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The Food of Love

By Anthony Capella

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| Paperback | 9780751535693

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The success of Like Water for Chocolate and Chocolat (not to mention their film adaptations), and films such as Big Night and Babette’s Feast confirms that fine food and romance are a winning combination. The Food of Love, Anthony Capella’s delicious firsContinue

The success of Like Water for Chocolate and Chocolat (not to mention their film adaptations), and films such as Big Night and Babette’s Feast confirms that fine food and romance are a winning combination. The Food of Love, Anthony Capella’s delicious first novel, follows suit and tempts readers to devour it at one sitting.

Laura, a twentysomething American, is on her first trip to Italy. She’s completely enamored of the art, beauty, and, of course, food that Rome has to offer. Soon she’s enamored of the handsome and charming Tomasso, too, who tells her he’s a chef at the famed Templi restaurant and proceeds to woo her with his gastronomic creations. But Tomasso hasn’t been entirely truthful—he’s really just a waiter. The master chef behind the tantalizing meals is his talented but shy friend Bruno, who loves Laura from afar. Thus begins a classic comedy of errors full of romance, culinary magic, and the sensual atmosphere of Italy. The result is a delightful debut novel to be savored by all readers of romantic comedy, connoisseurs of armchair travel, and the ever-growing audience for writings about food.

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  • The Food of Love

    The Food of Love Anthony Capella Plume Paperback 320 pages June 2005 In Anthony Capella’s incandescent debut novel, Cyrano de Bergerac’s romantic tale is retold with Italy as the setting and food as the conduit between the two lovers. Laura Patterson ... (read full critics)

    curledup published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

  • The Food of Love

    The Food of Love Laura Patterson is an American college student spending a year studying art in Rome. So far, she hasn't had the best luck with Italian men. One morning while drinking her coffee at a sidewalk café, she has a cell phone conversation w ... (read full critics)

    likesbooks published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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  • How come I have kept it on my bookshelf for over 6 years? I should have read it earlier. It has been quite a while since I get a book which is so engaging with juicy bits.

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  • Sorry to say that I really did not think much of this at all. It was not at all what I expected, which was so much more from the reviews I read, both here and on Amazon. I thought the story was drivel and I did not like some of the things that were written about Italy and Italians! Although saying t ... (continue)

    Sorry to say that I really did not think much of this at all. It was not at all what I expected, which was so much more from the reviews I read, both here and on Amazon. I thought the story was drivel and I did not like some of the things that were written about Italy and Italians! Although saying that I have to admit that the food writing and descriptions of the Italian countryside are excellent. The emails though just confirmed my opinion that Capella would have been much better off writing a cookery book.

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    Lindyloumac said on Nov 3, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 320 Pages
  • Edition: New Ed
  • ISBN-10: 0751535699
  • ISBN-13: 9780751535693
  • Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks
  • Pub date: May 19, 2005
  • Dimensions: 1226 mm x 774 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Others and eBook
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