In a novel of wit and haute cuisine, take one beautiful chef, on her way to cook for the Queen of England, add one rich eccentric "gourmand" and one love sick fast food addict in search of locales for his H. Dumpty omelette chain. Mix together with some of the greatest chefs in Europe and serve, accompanied by chilled Champagne... "A Roman Banquet of Neronian violence, sybaritic feating and home cooked sex......." Trevanian "The most luscious gastronomic murders imaginable" --James Beard "Diabolically delicious" --Newsweek "A Splendid romp" --Cosmopolitan