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the cloak and dagger cook a cia memoir
kay nelsons memoir teaches us that food is a key to unlocking and understanding cultures other than our own . i know exactly what julia child of the oss would say after reading kays book bon appetit charles pinck oss society president this delightful gastro biographic guidebook starts off by sending abroad a wide eyed cia novice who returns an epicurean globe trotting and seasoned intelligence officer author and down to earth sophisticate . like a complex silky smooth digestif it finishes so quickly with such a pleasant buzz youll want to signal the waiter for a second round . elizabeth bancroft executive director association of former intelligence officers upon graduating from college in 1948 kay shaw nelson a bright young woman with a yen for international travel joined the newly founded central intelligence agency . within months she received her security clearance learned the difficulties associated with the life of a spy fell in love and set about traveling the world on assignment with her husband . at times under the cover of a cookbook writer nelson sailed from one exotic locale to another each more incredible than the last . from washington to turkey and cyprus to syria libya france greece and the netherlands among many other ports the nelsons traversed the globe as kay discovered her passion for food developed her journalistic abilities and honed her exceptional palate . with humor and panache nelson tells of her exploits gleaning intelligence while gathering recipes and sampling the local cuisine . kebabs in turkey kimchi in korea spargel in germany eels in spain and rumbledethumps in scotland were among the delightful gastronomic surprises she encountered . dozens of unusual recipes with memorable histories pepper this irresistible memoir of fascinating events extraordinary corners of the globe and clandestine culinary pursuits .
hardcover pelican publishing company 2009 isbn13 9781589806641 isbn10 1589806646
abridged n isbn 13 9781589806641 number in series 1 number of pages 368 publisher pelican pub co inc release date 62135769600000