food and romance
When I first landed this gig here at Eat Something Sexy, my rather shortsighted friends didn’t get it. What was the connection between food and romance? Why did a chef and cookbook author want a romance writer as part of her blog? Perhaps after they receive Amy Reily’s “Fork Me, Spoon Me- Eat Something Sexy” Aphrodisiac cookbook from me for Christmas they’ll get it that food and romance do go together. Then again, who knows.
But anyway, I know that food is sexy, that it goes hand in hand with romance (IE you get wined and dined by the man of your dreams, and the best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach). There is a long history of the connection, I dare say back to ancient times. Picture those Romans lying around eating and drinking before their orgies. So why wouldn’t food bloggers and a romance writer go together?
Today I stumbled upon support for my theory that food and romance go together as well as wine and cheese. I was researching the author who I’ll be interviewing tonight on the BlogTalkRadio show I host for All Romance eBooks and guess what I discovered? Her new books from St. Martin’s Press are in the Recipe for Love series and her newest release, Can’t Stand the Heat, is a romance novel set in the Manhattan culinary scene. Author Louisa Edwards knows food and romance go hand in hand. In fact, she was working as a restaurant critic before she decided to write the food inspired romance novel.
I’m really looking forward to our interview tonight, and if you think that food and romance go together like peanut butter and jelly, or even if you don’t, stop by. If you can’t catch the show live at 9:30 PM Eastern time, you can always catch the podcast anytime. I’m hoping to come away (despite my friends’ opinions) with affirmation that romance writers and food bloggers do indeed compliment each other perfectly, just like whipped cream and… all right, you’ll have to use your imagination. I’m trying to keep this blog rated PG! LOL.
Until next time,
Cat