Billie Breslin leaves her home and family to join the staff of Delicious!, a food magazine based in an old mansion in New York City. She is welcomed by the staff and warmly embraced by the food community in the area. When the magazine suddenly shuts down, Billie is asked to stay on to respond to reader complaints, mostly from people who have failed at creating the recipes featured in the magazine. Billie eventually discovers a hidden room in the locked library, where she reads a series of letters written years ago to chef James Beard by a 12-year-old girl named Lulu Swan.
While reading this wonderful novel the reader can almost taste the cheese at Fontanari's and smell whatever is rotting at the now almost deserted mansion! Reichl's years as a food critic serve her well here as she creates an atmosphere almost ripe with the smells and tastes of food. I loved this novel!
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