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Mediterranean Summer
Mediterranean Summer: A Season on France's Cote d'Azur and Italy's Costa Bella | David Shalleck, Erol Munuz
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An alluring, evocative summer voyage on the Mediterranean and into the enchanting seaside towns of France and Italy by a young American chef aboard an Italian billionaire couples spectacular sailing yacht. Having begun his cooking career in some of New Yorks and San Franciscos best restaurants, David Shalleck undertakes a European culinary adventure, a quest to discover what it really means to be a chef through a series of demanding internships in Provence and throughout Italy. After four years, as he debates whether it is finally time to return stateside and pursue something more permanent, he stumbles upon a rare opportunity: to become the chef on board Serenity, the classic sailing yacht owned by one of Italys most prominent couples. They present Shalleck with the ultimate challenge: to prepare all the meals for them and their guests for the summer, with no repeats, comprised exclusively of local ingredients that reflect the flavors of each port, presented flawlessly to the couples uncompromising tasteall from the confines of the yachts small galley while at sea. Shalleck invites readers to experience both place and food on Serenitys five-month journey. He prepares the simple classics of Provenal cooking in the French Riviera, forages for delicate frutti di mare in Liguria to make crudo, finds the freshest fish along the Tuscan coast for cacciucco, embraces the season of sun-drenched tomatoes for acqua pazza in the Amalfi Coast, and crosses the Bay of Naples to serve decadent dark chocolate-almond cake at the Isle of Capri. Shalleck captures the distinctive sights, sounds, and unique character of each port, the work hard/play hard life of being a crew member, and the challenges of producing world-class cuisine for the stylish and demanding owners and their guests. An intimate view of the most exclusive of worlds, Mediterranean Summer offers readers a new perspective on breathtaking places, a memorable portrait of old world elegance and life at sea, as well recipes and tips to re-create the delectable food.
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DebinHawaii
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#VolumesAndVocals

Two books where the main characters #Sail away, one to the Mediterranean & one to the Caribbean. Not sure that they fit the vibe of the song by AwolNation, but they are both good foodie picks for summer reads, so…🤷🏻‍♀️

Eggs They both sound wonderful 🙌🏻 1y
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Susanita
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I didn‘t finish as many books in May as I wanted, but I did help put together this 2000-piece jigsaw puzzle. Anyway, here‘s the list.
-City of Lost Souls (Clare)
-Girl in Disguise (Macallister)
-A Twist in Time (McElwain)
-Coffin Road (May)
-The Steel Wave (Shaara)
-The Silver Dream (Gaiman; Reaves)
#maywrapup

AkashaVampie @Susanita Wow!!! And now I wanna do a puzzle! Haha 5y
Ncostell Nice job! 👍 5y
KaraWines I love puzzles!! 5y
marleed I just did 1000 piece puzzle while audiobook-ing. First in years. It was so much fun and now I want do another. 5y
Bookgirl Beautiful puzzle! 5y
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Travelinglibrarian
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DaniRa
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I enjoyed David‘s story very much and it really kicked my Fernweh into overdrive ⛵️🥘also made me hungry! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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DaniRa
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At work like........wishing I could be home reading instead 😫

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DaniRa
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#currentlyreading So far really enjoying David Shalleck memoir about being the chef on a yacht. if you enjoy food and travels, I totally recommend this one😊

Mdargusch I love the tv show Below Deck, so I'm stacking this. 🛥 7y
DaniRa Below deck?....hmm I‘ll have to look into that @Mdargusch 😊 7y
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