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The Last Chinese Chef

The Last Chinese Chef

by NicoleMones (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $3.27
Synopsis

This exhilarating story is the transporting tale of how the sensual, romantic elements of haute Chinese cuisine become the perfect ingredients to lift the troubled soul of a grieving American woman.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 304
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 06 Jun 2008
ISBN 10: 0547053738
ISBN 13: 9780547053738

Media Reviews
Finalist for the Kiriyama Prize for FictionWorld Gourmand Award Winner Stunning... will really make your mouth water.
- Entertainment Weekly Entertaining and learned... the perfect leisure read...effortless... profound... delicious.
- Wall Street Journal The most thorough explanation of Chinese food I've ever read in the English language.
-Ruth Reichl, NPR A dazzling journey... a feast... a page turner both exciting and wise.
-David Henry Hwang Food and travel writing at its best... engaging, inventive, and incredibly informative.
- Booksense It doesn't seem quite fair for an author to be as skilled...as Nicole Mones. Entrances.
- Seattle Times Will transport you... you won't want to put the book down...
- NW Asian Weekly A masterpiece for Chinese food.
-Edouard Cointreau, judges' panel, World Gourmand Award Subtle...meticulously researched... will entice. Avoid reading while hungry.
- Kirkus Reviews Sumptuous... tantalizing. Early in her visit, Maggie scoffs at the idea that food can heal the human heart. Mones smartly proves her wrong.
- Publisher's Weekly Crackling with energy and ambition.. will delight... erudite details and butter-smooth prose.
-Diana Abu-Jaber Maybe you never considered the imperial heights of Chinese cuisine. Nicole Mones can change that with the flip of a page.
- Charlotte Observer Outstanding and beautifully written.
- Willamette Week Erudite and entertaining...mouthwatering details on one of the world's greatest cuisines.
- Northwest Asian Times Captivating...evocative... admirably adept...invaluably quirky knowledge about Chinese culture and food.
- New York Times Book Review Delicious... deftly portrays complexity and passion of a cross-cultural love affair... and the rarefied and competitive world of Chinese haute cuisine, a subtle complex art that reached its apogee in the court of the Emperor and was nearly obliterated in Mao's Cultural Revolution.
Judges' Citation, Kiriyama Prize Delicious...reveals the sophistication of an ancient culture but also its corruption, cronyism, and poverty.
- Waterstone Review
Finalist for the Kiriyama Prize for Fiction World Gourmand Award Winner Stunning... will really make your mouth water.
- Entertainment Weekly Entertaining and learned the perfect leisure read effortless profound delicious.
- Wall Street Journal The most thorough explanation of Chinese food I ve ever read in the English language.
-Ruth Reichl, NPR A dazzling journey a feast a page turner both exciting and wise.
-David Henry Hwang Food and travel writing at its best engaging, inventive, and incredibly informative.
- Booksense It doesn t seem quite fair for an author to be as skilled as Nicole Mones. Entrances.
- Seattle Times Will transport you you won t want to put the book down
- NW Asian Weekly A masterpiece for Chinese food.
-Edouard Cointreau, judges panel, World Gourmand Award Subtle meticulously researched will entice. Avoid reading while hungry.
- Kirkus Reviews Sumptuous... tantalizing. Early in her visit, Maggie scoffs at the idea that food can heal the human heart. Mones smartly proves her wrong.
- Publisher s Weekly Crackling with energy and ambition.. will delight erudite details and butter-smooth prose.
-Diana Abu-Jaber Maybe you never considered the imperial heights of Chinese cuisine. Nicole Mones can change that with the flip of a page.
- Charlotte Observer Outstanding and beautifully written.
- Willamette Week Erudite and entertaining mouthwatering details on one of the world s greatest cuisines.
- Northwest Asian Times Captivating evocative admirably adept invaluably quirky knowledge about Chinese culture and food.
- New York Times Book Review Delicious deftly portrays complexity and passion of a cross-cultural love affair and the rarefied and competitive world of Chinese haute cuisine, a subtle complex art that reached its apogee in the court of the Emperor and was nearly obliterated in Mao s Cultural Revolution.
Judges Citation, Kiriyama Prize Delicious reveals the sophistication of an ancient culture but also its corruption, cronyism, and poverty.
- Waterstone Review