A delectable first novel about a mysterious chef, her students, and the evocative lessons that food can teach us about life.
Eight students gather in Lillian’s Restaurant every Monday night for cooking class, but it soon becomes clear that each seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen. Chef Lillian, whose connection with food is both soulful and exacting, helps them to create dishes using techniques that expand beyond the restaurant and into the secret corners of her students’ lives. One by one, the students are transformed by the aromas, flavors and textures of Lillian’s recipes. Brought together by the power of food and companionship, the lives of the characters mingle and intertwine, as each discovers the importance of what can be created in the kitchen.
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