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Elza's Kitchen

Elza's Kitchen

by Marc Fitten (Author)

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    Paperback 2012

    $3.19
Synopsis

For years, Elza has managed to get by. She has her own little restaurant in the Hungarian city of Delibab cooking quality versions of her country's classics and serving them with a smile. But lately her smile has become tired. She is weary of serving the same customers the same dishes, and the loveless affair with her sous-chef is now an irritation. With her country in a state of transition from communism to capitalism, Elza embarks upon her own change. She decides to woo The Critic, one of the harshest, most powerful restaurant columnists in Europe, in the hope of landing a glowing review that will push her above the competition. But as relationships in the kitchen sour, the food threatens to turn with them, and not even Elza's strained composure can prevent the chaos that seems fated to engulf her. Filled with charm and humour, Elza's Kitchen is a wonderful celebration of culture and cuisine, serving up all the heat, sensual delights and rich atmosphere of the restaurant itself. Resisting the comfortable pattern of her old life, Elza finds that true joy - and love - can be hidden in the most surprising of places.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 02 Aug 2012
ISBN 10: 140882132X
ISBN 13: 9781408821329
Book Overview: From the author of the internationally bestselling Valeria's Last Stand, this is a charming fable of mid-life, of passion and purpose lost and found in a restaurant kitchen

Media Reviews
A mouth-watering tale of love and passion **** * Woman's Own *
Marc Fitten is a writer to watch * Gary Shteyngart *
A charming celebration of culture and cuisine * Attitude *
Set in post-Communist Hungary, this surprisingly light and humorous confection challenges the initial darkness plaguing the restaurant chef Elza, some years after her divorce and tired now of her job and her life. Atlanta-based Fitten somehow brings about an odd combination of European prose style and American small-town manners for this quirky tale * Glasgow Sunday Herald *
In Valeria's Last Stand, Marc Fitten has cooked up a confection as rich as a Joanne Harris bonbon ... The result is as sweet as a sunset-streaked glass of Tokaji. Lie back on the sun-lounger and giggle and coo at its well-crafted charm * Spectator, on Valeria's Last Stand *
A delightful novel, firmly rooted in character ... Fitten brings [Valeria] to thrilling life, animating his Hungarian villagers with warmth and humour * Sunday Telegraph, Newcomer of the Year *
A love story that, while intrinsically comic ... also manages to be moving. The book is written like a fairy tale * Observer *
With much warmth and some comedy thrown in, this is a charming look at the peculiarities of life * Woman's Way *
An exciting, captivating tale of a team of friends working together, to overcome the odds * Lifestyle *
Author Bio
Marc Fitten was born in Brooklyn, USA, and lived in Hungary from 1993-1998. He is the former editor of the Chattahoochee Review and of the Red Hen Press Literary Translation series. Marc Fitten's first novel, Valeria's Last Stand, was published in six countries. He lives in Atlanta.