Dec 14 Dec 14 Delicious! A Novel Grace Cheung Literature โSammy had roasted calamari until the tentacles were crunchy little bits, the bodies tender as velvet. Then he bathed them in a smooth pool of aioliโฆThe spare salad was perfect after the richness of the first two courses, and I ate in appreciative silence. Then Sammy served the simplest dessertโgently poached ripe pears bathed in a deep-chocolate-caramel sauce.โ — Delicious! by Ruth Reichl (p. 66)