I practically salivated on my steering wheel while listening to Merchant’s clams casino dip with baguettes and fluffy white champagne cake with champagne candied strawberries. To my delight, she partnered with real life cookbook author and recipe developer, Jessica Merchant,and the two weave recipes into the novel. Hilderbrand is a self-proclaimed lover of all things Nantucket and food, and she marries the two in her 2017 novel, Here’s to Us. Recently, I allowed myself to drift to the island of Nantucket, where I met Elin Hilderbrand’s character, Chef Deacon Thorpe. Either I’m listening to an inspirational podcast, (i.e my better half’s One Percent Better ), or I’m transporting to another place and time, thanks to my favorite genre, fiction.
I used to say I’d never do an audio book, but a 40 minute commute and some rockstar performances have changed my attitude and transformed my daily drive to work.
