![]() The way in which Lars adored Eva knew no bounds, and he endeavored to train her to have a palate as sensitive as his own, and indeed, he was successful. He married a waitress at his restaurant, and he and Cynthia soon had a baby girl, Eva, born in 1989. (Lutefisk, as Lars explained, “when perfectly prepared, looked like jellied smog and smelled like boiled aquarium water.”) Lars’s father had Lars and his brother Jarl prepare the fish because they hated it so much, and therefore wouldn’t eat it.Īs soon as Lars could, he left his home in Duluth for Minneapolis, where he trained to become a chef. The story follows the life of Eva Thorvald, from her time as a much-loved infant to her status as a legendary chef.Įva’s father Lars grew up having to making lutefisk, a traditional Norwegian fish dish, for the Minnesota Norwegians where he grew up. From the first chapter – the first few pages, even, you know this book is something special. ![]()
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