The Sweet Taste of a Dalmatian Love Affair, Flora Turner-Vučetić

The Sweet Taste of a Dalmatian Love Affair

I’m married to an Italian, so I know what Mediterranean cuisine ought to taste like.

This book explains the secrets of this kind of cooking, interwoven with the delightful love story of the author’s grandmother and her future husband.

Letters and numerous fine illustrations show the simple but elegant life of people on the Croatian island of Hvar in the early 20th century.

ANNA SOMERS COCKS OBE, FSA, Chief Executive, The Art Newspaper

This is a wonderful love story, narrated by Flora Turner-Vučetić, writer, art historian, and granddaughter of the heroine of this love affair…

It is a tale of passionate caresses and feelings embodied in dishes and cakes selected for their symbolism which have made a journey together with letters and recipes.

This tale, presented in the form of a series of intimate missives, exudes delicious flavours and aromas, and is deeply imbued with the fundamentals of a small island world.

VELJKO BARBIERI, award-winning Croatian author, food writer and journalist, from his book Vrijeme je za gozbu (It’s time for a feast)

This is a beautiful book... It is a history book. It is a love book. It is also a cook book. By simply putting her grandmother’s recipes and grandfather’s love letters together, without falling into the temptation of fictitiously re-creating love’s passion, Flora Turner-Vučetić creates a suspended arch of almost sinless carnality.