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The Stars Dispose Book

The Befanini family rules the kitchens of the de Medici and their allies, serving well by fortifying their patrons' reputations and influence with all the power that a brilliant meal can supply. Young Ginevra Befanini serves more directly as companion and confidante to Caterina de Medici, while Ginevra's brother Tommaso is learning his family's craft and enhancing it with his own ideas and talents. The political forces of Renaissance Florence pull and push at them; plague stalks them; and other alien forces move through the kitchens and the city, menacing Caterina and her friends. Historically precise, culinarily evocative (at the very least, have some pan di campagna and olives on hand as you read), and fantastically inventive, Michaela Roessner's writing will sweep you into the mazelike streets of Florence and the ominous tension of sorcerous conflict.Read More

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  • Product Description

    Here is the tale of young Tomasso de Befanini, whose family has practiced the secret magic of the kitchen and hearth through many generations of the Medici dynasty. Trained in the culinary arts, befriended by the great Michelangelo himself, Tomasso seems destined for a life as master chef. But when war and intrigue threaten the city's future, Tomasso finds himself playing a crucial role in a grand and intricate mystical design. This novel also includes a glossary and recipes for several of the more memorable dishes discussed.

  • 0812550145
  • 9780812550146
  • Michaela Roessner
  • 1 April 1997
  • Tor Books
  • Mass Market Paperback (Book)
  • 408
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