once a month on a monday night,eight students gather in lilian's restaurant for a cooking class .Among them is claire,a young woman coming to terms with her new identity as a mother;Tom,a lawyer whose life has been overturned by loss;Antonia, an Italian kitchen designer adapting to life in america ; and carl and heeln , a long- married couple whose union contains surprises the rest of the class would never suspect.

The students have come to learn the art behind lilian's soulful dishes but it soon becomes clear that each seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen . And,one bye one ,they are transformed by the aromas ,flavors, and textures of. what they create

in this remarkable debut ,Bauermeister creates a captivating world where the pleasures and particulars of sophisticated food come to mean much more than simple epicurean indulgence

exquisitely written and heartbreakingly delicious.it's a luscious alice of life and you will enjoy every bite.