Welcome to my blog tour for my new novel The Ingredients of Bliss. What’s the book about? Well, some might say it focuses on the dual pleasures of food and sex.
My heroine, Mei Lee “Emily” Wong, is a French-trained chef from Hong Kong who is invited to America to appear on a cooking show with the famous Gallic foodie, Etienne Duvalier. A culinary traditionalist, Etienne scorns Emily’s more creative approach to cooking. Emily has a tendency to add unconventional ingredients like ginger or water chestnuts to classic French dishes. Although the results are usually delicious, Etienne believes the standard recipes that have immortalized French cuisine should not be tampered with.