2 parts memoir, 3 parts cookbook, 1 part dry humor, a dash of wit; blended for your enjoyment and garnished with anecdotes. Funny, touching, and inspiring tales from a passionate amateur cook, scholar, gardener, classical music lover, and gay man. Join Michael Stugrin on a trip through life and love, world travel, career highs and lows... and the great meals prepared, consumed and shared along the way. * Friendly talk about comfort food; deciphering today's strange foams, reductions, and odd ingredient combinations; plus the centuries' greatest cookbooks and food literature* Reflections about being spiritual-but-not-religious, surviving cancer, and living a contributive life A feast of a read!