YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR FIRST TIME...as gourmand and gourmet author William Maltese proves in this charming memoir wherein he reminiscences about his first-time encounters with thirty of his favorite menu items during his extensive world travels. Maltese author of six cookbooks and his WILLIAM MALTESE WINE TASTER S DIARY volumes for mainstream publisher Wildside/Borgo Press Traveling Gourmand series takes you on a fascinating culinary journey from the pubs of Ireland to the lemon groves of Saudi Arabia to the beaches of Korea to dining with American working cowboys on day-long pit-roasted short ribs served up from a chuck wagon on the grazing lands of the US southwest. With his creative skills and those of his fellow chef and co-author Bonnie Clark Maltese has duplicated the recipes for all thirty of these memorable Maltese firsts--so that you too can enjoy them without journeying beyond the comfort of your own kitchen. You won t stay hungry after sampling these culinary delights!