Recipes and Romance by Chef Richard Pannell of Sacramento, California. As a chef, Richard had been delighting diners with creative and delicious recipes, such as his Gumbo Sandwich, Barbecued Lasagna, African Curry Soup and Deep Dish Sweet Potato Pie. In this book he has combined his recipes with his sensual poetry, taking readers from the kitchen to the bedroom.Richard Pannell, a native of Sacramento, CA, beganhis career in the culinary industry in 1982 by cateringa yacht cruise in the San Francisco Bay Area for a localbusinessman and friend. Thus began a long andrewarding career in the catering business for Pannell.According to Richard: I was inspired to write poetrywith the influence of food and sensuality is because Ilove them both. With food, we eat with our eyes beforewe eat with our mouths, as we do with people we are attractedto. By combining both attractions, we can createsome of the most interesting, intriguing and sensualcuisines imaginable!