I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti: A Memoir of Good Food and Bad Boyfriends
From failure to fusilli, this deliciously hilarious read tells the story of Giulia Melucci's fizzled romances and the mouth-watering recipes she used to seduce her men, smooth over the lumps, and console herself when the relationships flamed out.\ From an affectionate alcoholic, to the classic New York City commitment-phobe, to a hipster aged past his sell date, and not one, but two novelists with Peter Pan complexes, Giulia has cooked for them all. She suffers each disappointment with...
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From failure to fusilli, this deliciously hilarious read tells the story of Giulia Melucci's fizzled romances and the mouth-watering recipes she used to seduce her men, smooth over the lumps, and console herself when the relationships flamed out. From an affectionate alcoholic, to the classic New York City commitment-phobe, to a hipster aged past his sell date, and not one, but two novelists with Peter Pan complexes, Giulia has cooked for them all. She suffers each disappointment with resolute cheer (after a few tears) and a bowl of pastina (recipe included) and has lived to tell the tale so that other women may go out, hopefully with greater success, and if that's not possible, at least have something good to eat. Peppered throughout Giulia's delightful and often poignant remembrances are fond recollections of her mother's cooking, the recipes she learned from her, and many she invented on her own inspired by the men in her life. Readers will howl at Giulia's boyfriend-littered past and swoon over her irresistable culinary creations. "Cook along with Melucci as she swims through the dating pool with pluck and unflagging humor." -New York Times Book Review
\ From Barnes & NobleDoomed passions and perfectly cooked pasta figure prominently in this taste-quenching, often hilarious memoir. Giulia Melucci's search for a reliable lover is unfailingly reignited by her seductive kitchen skills. Men drawn to her culinary flame soon stray or disappoint, leaving Giulia to console herself with her mother's recipes for chicken and fish specialties. Adding to the appeal of this good spirited tell-all are the delicious Italian-American recipes included in its pages. Perfect pre-dinner reading. Now in paperback.\ \ \
