Aftertaste: A Novel in Five Courses

“A smart, gripping novel rich with the right ingredients—an honest telling of love, anger, forgiveness and the binding power of food” (Susan Gregg Gilmore). Mira Rinaldi lives life at a rolling boil. Co-owner of Grappa, a chic New York City trattoria, she has an enviable apartment, a brand-new baby, and a frenzied schedule befitting her success. Everything changes the night she catches her husband, Jake, “wielding his whisk” with Grappa’s new maîtress d’hôtel. Mira’s fiery response earns he...