{"product_id":"a-taste-of-somewhere-else","title":"A Taste of Somewhere Else","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An engaging novel that explores grief, family relationships, and friendship. Highly recommended for library collections looking for realistic travel fiction.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e, starred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Be swept along by the protagonist's intense, even sensuous, responses to what he sees and especially tastes during this salutary, refreshingly offbeat odyssey...Dishes up a good dose of healing along with Spanish culinary delicacies.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Ruhlman is a trained cook and an award-winning author best known for writing about food, chefs, and the work of professional cooking. He has also written for the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Sunday Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \n\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eGourmet\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and other publications. He lives in New York City and Providence, Rhode Island.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eDarius the Great Is Not Okay \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an escapist and emotional YA coming-of-age novel following a father-son road trip across Spain, with a dash of mystery.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJunior year was supposed to be Miles's escape plan--survive one year in Cleveland with Jake, the dad he barely knows, then get back to his real life in New York. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut that was before he got suspended. Before his mom died and left a hole nothing can fill. Before Jake's art house theater started facing closure--and before Jake dragged him on a half-baked quest across Spain to track down a film director who may or may not want to be found. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween wrong turns and cryptic clues through Madrid, Toledo, and Seville, they find themselves at wobbly tables in tapas bars, sharing plates of jamon and squid, talking in ways they never have before. Something unexpected happens over bocadillos and café con leche: Miles stops seeing Jake as the dad who left, and starts seeing him as the person who stayed. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJames Beard Award-winning author Michael Ruhlman delivers a story about grief, second chances, and discovering that home might not be a place you left behind--but a person you're just getting to know, one meal at a time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 98 (EAN 9798217140718, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Penguin Workshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496112357654,"sku":"9798217140718","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217140718.jpg?v=1783053378","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/a-taste-of-somewhere-else","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}