Romney Steele is a pastry chef, restauranteur, and granddaughter of the founders of the Central Coast's most famous restaurant, Nepenthe. Her Plum Gorgeous goes from course to plummy course, Kumquat Couscous Salad with Fried Haloumi Cheese to Plum Soup with Basil Ice Cream, augmented by memories of a year spent living in a Big Sur orchard.
Free sample of plum jam with each book purchase.