{"product_id":"a-taste-of-somewhere-else-9798217140718","title":"A Taste of Somewhere Else","description":"\u003cb\u003eJames Beard Award-winning author Michael Ruhlman delivers a father-son road-trip story about grief, second chances, and discovering that home might not be a place you left behind--but a person you're just getting to know, one meal at a time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJunior year was supposed to be Miles's escape plan--survive one year in Cleveland with Jake, the dad he barely knows, then get back to his real life in New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut that was before he got suspended. Before his mom died and left a hole nothing can fill. Before Jake's art house theater started facing closure--and before Jake dragged him on a half-baked quest across Spain to track down a film director who may or may not want to be found. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween wrong turns and cryptic clues through Madrid, Toledo, and Seville, they find themselves at wobbly tables in tapas bars, sharing plates of jamon and squid, talking in ways they never have before. Something unexpected happens over bocadillos and café con leche: Miles stops seeing Jake as the dad who left, and starts seeing him as the person who stayed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Beard Award-winning author Michael Ruhlman delivers a story about grief, second chances, and discovering that home might not be a place you left behind--but a person you're just getting to know, one meal at a time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Ruhlman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Workshop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.68w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217140718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Ruhlman is a trained cook and an award-winning author best known for writing about food, chefs, and the work of professional cooking. He has also written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Sunday Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGourmet\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and other publications. He lives in New York City and Providence, Rhode Island.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Michael Ruhlman \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48912629498013,"sku":"9798217140718","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-taste-of-somewhere-else-9798217140718","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}