A novel with two hundred Italian recipes inside it: ten friends dine together for ten days, argue about food and cooks and country, and each day's talk ends in the day's menu.

The Marchesa's Examination

Every answer comes straight from the book. Finish and you'll get a challenge link to send a friend.

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