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The chef's secret : a novel
- Title
- The chef's secret : a novel / Crystal King.
- Author
- King, Crystal
- Publication
- New York, NY : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2019.
- ©2019
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 19-3228 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- 336 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- A captivating novel of Renaissance Italy detailing the mysterious life of Bartolomeo Scappi, the legendary chef to several popes and author of one of the bestselling cookbooks of all time, and the nephew who sets out to discover his late uncle's secrets--including the identity of the noblewoman Bartolomeo loved until he died. When Bartolomeo Scappi dies in 1577, he leaves his vast estate--properties, money, and his position--to his nephew and apprentice Giovanni. He also gives Giovanni the keys to two strongboxes and strict instructions to burn their contents. Despite Scappi's dire warning that the information concealed in those boxes could put Giovanni's life and others at risk, Giovanni is compelled to learn his uncle's secrets. He undertakes the arduous task of decoding Scappi's journals and uncovers a history of deception, betrayal, and murder--all to protect an illicit love affair. As Giovanni pieces together the details of Scappi's past, he must contend with two rivals who have joined forces--his brother Cesare and Scappi's former protégé, Domenico Romoli, who will do anything to get his hands on the late chef's recipes. With luscious prose that captures the full scale of the sumptuous feasts for which Scappi was known, The Chef's Secret serves up power, intrigue, and passion, bringing Renaissance Italy to life in a delectable fashion.
- Uniform Title
- Feast of sorrow. English
- Alternative Title
- Feast of sorrow.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Historical fiction.
- Fiction.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-3228
- ISBN
- 9781501196430
- 150119643X
- 9781501196423
- 1501196421
- LCCN
- 2018025073
- OCLC
- 1039187369
- Author
- King, Crystal, author.
- Title
- The chef's secret : a novel / Crystal King.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2019.
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Edition
- Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: King, Crystal. Chef's secret. First Touchstone hardcover edition. New York : Touchstone, 2019 9781501196447 (DLC) 2018026648
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-3228