Arts & Entertainment
'The Culinary Caper' is a Juicy Summer Read
The Culinary Caper Serves Up Crime, Comedy and Chaos Just in Time for a Juicy Summer Read
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CINCINNATI, OHIO — Pierogi-slinging food truck chef Anton Cherny is drowning in debt and desperate for a lifeline. Enter Ricky—an old art school buddy with a wild solution: high-stakes art heists disguised as upscale catering gigs.
The scheme? Genius. While serving Polish dumplings to Cincinnati’s elite—Bengals and Reds players included—Anton and Ricky swap stolen masterpieces for near-flawless forgeries. Then, they “miraculously” recover the originals and claim hefty insurance rewards. Quick cash, zero bloodshed. What could go wrong?
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Turns out, plenty, in the new book from author and former chocolatier Nick Greenberg, The Culinary Caper.
The novice art thieves’ easy-peasy plan starts to sour when Anton discovers that his new girlfriend is the daughter of a ruthless Russian mob boss.
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Adding to Anton’s plateful of anxieties are the emotional and financial strains of supporting a son he’s never met, fielding threats from a Tolstoy-quoting loan shark, and mounting tension with his food truck partner. Will Chef Anton have to face the reality that his goose is cooked? Or can he employ his culinary expertise to prevail over the multifaceted morass in which he finds himself?
The Culinary Caper is part of a highly entertaining three-book series from Greenberg that blends equal measures of food, music, humor, crime and romance with eccentric characters and unlikely escapades.
The Culinary Caper
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
Release Date: May 20, 2025
ISBN-13: 979-8-89022-303-6 (print)
ISBN-13: 979-8-89022-302-9 (eBook)
Available from https://www.amazon.com/Culinar...
About the Author
Nick Greenberg is a versatile bassist, composer and author who has performed a wide variety of musical styles, including classical, jazz, rock, Broadway shows and even the occasional polka gig. His music career has taken him to Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and international stages in Taiwan. Greenberg is also a former chocolatier, a current winemaker and an award-winning home brewer. He lives in Cincinnati with his wife and golden retriever.
