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The Last Chinese Chef
Nicole Mones
#UB6892
Hardcover, 278 pages; 2007
$19.20
After her husband dies in an accident—as a pedestrian struck by a car that veers onto the sidewalk—food writer Maggie McElroy receives a phone call from Beijing. A woman there is claiming that Maggie's late husband, who often went to China on business, fathered her child: she is seeking financial support. Maggie's curiosity propels her eastward. Her boss at the magazine offers a lucrative assignment while she's there: do an article on a Chinese-American who is the rising young star of Chinese cuisine. While The Last Chinese Chef may not be a great novel, it offers a full-course education on Chinese cuisine—and it's worth reading for that alone. The characters are likable; the twists and turns of plot provide solid entertainment. And the Chinese haute cuisine is divine!
(EE)
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