Culinary delights abound, romance lingers in the air, and plans go terribly, wonderfully astray in this historical tale.It?s 1830s England, and Culinarians?doyens who consult with society?s elite to create gorgeous food and confections?are the cr?me de la cr?me of high society.Helena Higgins, top of her class at the Royal Academy, has a sharp demeanor and an even sharper palate?and knows stardom awaits her if she can produce greatness in her final year.Penelope Pickering is going to prove the value of non-European cuisine to all of England. Her contemporaries may scorn her Filipina heritage and her dishes, but with her flawless social graces and culinary talents, Penelope is set to prove them wrong.Elijah Little has nothing to his name but a truly excellent instinct for flavors. London merchants won?t allow a Jewish boy to own a shop, so he hawks his pasties for a shilling a piece to passersby?but he knows with training he can break into the highest echelon of society.When Penelope
Author : Jennieke Cohen
Pages : pages
Publisher : HarperTeen
Language : eng
ISBN-10 : 0063047535
ISBN-13 : 9780063047532