In a world where instant soup masquerades as food, and where shoe-obsessed singletons in New York seem to be having more fun than the rest of us, there's a delightful new resource: Sex and the Kitchen. From detailed menus to reviews of sexy destinations around the globe, Sex and the Kitchen is a titillating guide to culinary seduction, an unabashed celebration of the luscious sensuality of food and romance.   

Sex and the Kitchen was the brainchild of Andrea Froncillo and Jennifer Jeffrey, two of San Francisco's most dedicated hedonists. For more than 25 years, Andrea has been heating up kitchens in restaurants, cruise ships and homes all around the globe, and is now executive chef and partner at several of San Francisco's most popular destination restaurants. Jennifer is a writer and girl-about-town, a shameless travel addict who would rather be hunting for exotic foods in some far-flung town or testing a new risotto recipe than doing anything else.

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Andrea was born in the bustling seaside city of Naples, Italy. He received his formal culinary training from the E.A.I.C. in Trieste, Italy, where he graduated with honors before leaving Italy to work on luxury cruise liners. Andrea eventually found his way to the United States, where he has made a considerable contribution to the culinary landscape of San Francisco since 1980. Currently, Andrea and his partners Jerry Dal Bozzo and Dante Serafini own and operate the following restaurants: The Crab House on Pier 39, The Stinking Rose in San Francisco and Los Angeles, Calzone's in San Francisco, and The Dead Fish in Crockett, CA.

Andrea is also a media personality, and has recently made appearances on Now You're Cooking (NBC), Woman 2 Woman (CBS), Good Day L.A., 97.1 TALK and KMEL. Andrea is a charismatic Italian with passion to spare; charming, funny and provocative, he is a favorite of audiences everywhere. Sex and the Kitchen: Under the Counter and Over the Top is the story of Andrea's career as an international playboy chef, and will available at bookstores in 2003. Jennifer Jeffrey is a writer, food critic and globetrotter who has written for publications around the world. She wears a silk-lined dressing gown until mid-afternoon,  while she drafts her thoughts on parchment paper, using a fountain pen dipped in emerald colored ink. For inspiration, she ventures in to her kitchen to concoct meals using ingredients like pomegranate juice and kumquats.  She has been known to recklessly scatter the petals of blood-red roses on the floor to create an ambience of beacoup amour. She considers cheese to be the ideal food, but turns a cold, disdainful shoulder to cashews and green grapes. She is originally from Vancouver, B.C.