I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti: A Memoir of Good Food and Bad Boyfriends, (Paperback)

from debs4jc

A candid look at the author's love life and her passion for cooking make this an amusing read. Giula Melucci lives in New York and in the pages of this book shares what it is like to be single, meet interesting men, form relationships with them, and cook for them. She also shares her recipes with...

from Letter4No1

I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti is 2 parts relationship memoir and 1 part cook book. Giulia gives her reader the rundown on her late blooming love life while associating all of her failures with men to her successes in her kitchen. I got this for my birthday from a friend and was intrigued, as ...

from bookwormteri

I was charmed by this book. I related with her chase of love: instead of considering whether the date/man/relationship is good for you, you think of whether you are making him happy. I hope that she learns from these men and I hope that she considers herself more, at least in the relationship. Sh...

from Rosa.Mill

In this autobiography the author talks about her loves and their connections to food. The first chapter, devoted to her first real boyfriend, felt extremely rushed, and I remember thinking uh oh this is going to kind of suck. But the second chapter, devoted to Giulia's father (and extremely movin...

from glade1

I liked this little memoir about failed loves and successful cooking! Melucci keeps a sense of humor throughout her discussion of all the men who have come and gone in her life, and she clearly has a joyful life, with or without a man. I liked that the book ended with her still waiting for Mr. Pe...