Saturday was dawning warm, with only a gentle wind under a light
blue sky as we got under way. . . . With the motor cut out, I could
hear the whispered splash of the sea against the hull as we knifed
through the Mediterranean. The calming noise, along with the gentle
rocking, lulled me into a Zen calm as I went about preparing the
crew's lunch. . . . By keeping just a couple of miles offshore, we
had some beautiful sights to our starboard side: the harbor towns
of La Napoule and quaint Theoule-sur-Mer, . . . the sensational
coastline of the Corniche de l'Esterel. . . . All of this I could
see through the porthole in the galley. . . . Italy was only a week
away. La Dolce Vita at sea. . . An alluring, evocative summer
voyage on the Mediterranean and into the enchanting seaside towns
of France's Cote d'Azur and Italy's Costa Bella by a young American
chef aboard an Italian billionaire couple's spectacular yacht.
Having begun his cooking career in some of New York's and San
Francisco's best restaurants, David Shalleck undertakes a European
culinary adventure, a quest to discover what it really means to be
a chef through a series of demanding internships in Provence and
throughout Italy. After four years, as he debates whether it is
finally time to return stateside and pursue something more
permanent, he stumbles on a rare opportunity: to become the chef on
board Serenity, the classic sailing yacht owned by one of Italy's
most prominent couples. They present Shalleck with the ultimate
challenge: to prepare all the meals for them and their guests for
the summer, with no repeats, comprised exclusively of local
ingredients that reflect the flavors of each port,
presentedflawlessly to the couple's uncompromising taste-- all from
the confines of the yacht's galley while at sea. Serenity's
five-month journey starts on the French Riviera, continues along
Italy's western coast to Amalfi, crosses the Tyrrhenian Sea to
Sardinia, up to Corsica, and back to St. Tropez for the
season-ending regatta. Shalleck captures the glittery Riviera
social scene, the distinctive sights and sounds of the unique ports
along the way, the work hard/play hard life of being a crew member,
and the challenges of producing world-class cuisine for the stylish
and demanding owners and their guests. An intimate view of the most
exclusive of worlds, Mediterranean Summer offers readers a new
perspective on breathtaking places, a memorable portrait of old
world elegance and life at sea, as well recipes and tips to
recreate the delectable food.
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