All the president's menus

Format:

Book

Title:

All the president's menus

Author:

Hyzy, Julie A. author

ISBN:

9780425262399

Edition:

Berkley Prime Crime mass-market edition.

Publication:

New York : Berkley Prime Crime, [2015]

Physical Description:

x, 294 pages ; 18 cm.

Series title(s):

White House chef mystery.

General Note:

"Berkley Prime Crime mystery"--Spine.

"Includes recipes for a complete Presidential menu!"--Cover.

Summary:

When a tour of the White House kitchen by a group of foreign chefs ends in murder, executive chef Olivia Paras makes sleuthing the special of the day. Includes recipes for a complete presidential menu.

Corporate Subject:

White House (Washington, D.C.) -- Fiction.

White House (Washington, D.C.) (OCoLC)fst00631324

Subject(s):

White House (Washington, D.C.) -- Fiction.

Paras, Olivia (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Women cooks -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Cookery -- Fiction.

Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction.

Washington (D.C.)

Genre:

Detective and mystery stories.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Fiction.

Mystery fiction.

Holds:

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Summary

It's an old adage that too many cooks spoil the broth. But when a tour of the White House kitchen by a group of foreign chefs ends in murder, it's Olivia Paras who finds herself in the soup...

Due to a government sequester, entertaining at the White House has been severely curtailed. So executive chef Olivia Paras is delighted to hear that plans are still on to welcome a presidential candidate from the country of Saardisca-the first woman to run for office-and four of that nation's top chefs.

But while leading the chefs on a kitchen tour, pastry chef Marcel passes out suddenly-and later claims he was drugged. When one of the visiting chefs collapses and dies, it's clear someone has infiltrated the White House with ill intent. Could it be an anti-Saardiscan zealot? Is the candidate a target? Are the foreign chefs keeping more than their recipes a secret? Once again, Olivia must make sleuthing the special of the day...

Author Notes

New York Times bestselling author Julie Hyzy writes the White House Chef Mysteries--including Home of the Braised and Fonduing Fathers --and the Manor House Mysteries for Berkley Prime Crime. She has won both the Anthony and the Barry awards for her mystery fiction.

Reviews (1)

Booklist Review

Hyzy takes readers from the White House kitchen to Blair House in another intelligent, delicious adventure in this smart series. White House Executive Chef Olivia Paras and her assistant, Bucky, are working with fewer staff, thanks to a government sequester, when they are saddled with four Saardiscan chefs for two weeks. The men are not accustomed to women in authority and other aspects of American culture. Ollie finds working with them challenging, especially when White House Pastry Chef Marcel has two incidents in the kitchen, resulting in a damaged arm. When yet another mysterious accident results in the leader of the Saardiscan team dying in the kitchen, Ollie tries to investigate the other men in the group. Translating their language and trying to work with them to plan an upcoming event for a controversial Saardiscan presidential candidate at Blair House takes all of Ollie's considerable skills. The series remains realistic and action-packed while the details of daily life at the White House and now at Blair House provide fascinating background. This unique series will appeal to food-mystery fans as well as those interested in American history.--Alessio, Amy Copyright 2014 Booklist