Chef R.G. Emanuelle and sous chef Andi Marquette locked themselves in the kitchen to create a menu that would explore the sensuous qualities of food and illustrate how the act of preparing and eating it can engage many more senses than simply taste and smell. They gathered a great group of cooks who put together an array of dishes, and they present to you here a menu that ranges from sweet and romantic to sultry and seductive, from relationships enjoying a first taste to those that have moved beyond the entrée.

Each story also ends with a recipe. Some of these require cooking implements while others are whimsical accompaniments that don't require cooking at all—at least not in the traditional sense. After all, food serves as more than sustenance—it's a trigger for love, laughter, sex, pleasure, and carnal and sensory satisfaction. Whatever your palate prefers, you're sure to find something tasty here.

The menu includes dishes by Ashley Bartlett, Historia, Jae, Rebekah Weatherspoon, Cheyenne Blue, Karis Walsh, Victoria Oldham, Cheri Crystal, Andi Marquette, Jove Belle, R.G. Emanuelle, Sacchi Green, and Yvonne Heidt.

Andi Marquette is a native of New Mexico and Colorado and an award-winning mystery, science fiction, and romance writer.
She is co-editor of "All You Can Eat: A Buffet of Lesbian Romance and Erotica", a Lambda finalist, and "Order Up: A Menu of Lesbian Romance and Erotica." Her most recent novels include the romances "The Secret of Sleepy Hollow", "The Bureau of Holiday Affairs", and "From the Hat Down". When she's not writing or editing, well, hopefully she's managing to get a bit of sleep.