{"product_id":"beaujolais-in-my-blood-growing-up-gay-and-well-fed-in-a-family-run-french-restaurant-9780991525478","title":"Beaujolais In My Blood: Growing Up Gay and Well-Fed in a Family-Run French Restaurant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgainst the backdrop of an immense cultural shift in the late 1960s, in the unique setting of Mendocino, California, here is a poignant telling of what it was like for a closeted gay kid working and living in a family-run French restaurant. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFrequented by eccentric locals, tourists, and movie stars, Cafe Beaujolais became a local landmark. And though it has seen several incarnations, it remains the standard for fine dining on the Northern California coast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBeaujolais in My Blood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e spans from the inception of the restaurant by Eric's parents to its eventual sale. While he witnesses the evolution of his parents' moving away from TV dinners, and toward an appreciation of well-prepared food-he is all the while a young man discovering his true nature and the meaning of service through hard work and self-discovery. The result is a coming-of-age (and coming out) story told with grit and humor. Finally, here is the story of Cafe Beaujolais' colorful origin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Eric Neil Pitsenbarger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duende Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780991525478","brand":"Duende Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40804513284211,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0718f68d-b294-4d1e-afed-21a5ef58264d.jpg?v=1682600673","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/beaujolais-in-my-blood-growing-up-gay-and-well-fed-in-a-family-run-french-restaurant-9780991525478","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}