the book introduction...
Buon Appetito!
Ever wonder why your boyfriend can’t sit still for a romantic dinner, your best friend always has to go out for coffee… making it a social event, and your Mom cooks exotic, yummy comfort food messing up your diet? You thought these were all just personality traits? Not so simple… your boyfriend’s an Aries, your best friend is a Libra, and your Mom, lucky you, is a Cancer with Sagittarius rising.
And how about your royal cousin, Queen Leo of Bakersfield… who needs white linen and excellent servants… 
oops – service! Whilst dining with her King, she wants a perfect Caesar salad tossed at the table with dramatic flair and just the right amount of curious attention from the peasant onlookers. We all have unique eating habits, which can be easily recognized as peculiarities and rituals common to astrologically influenced behaviors.
Are you unsure of where to meet your online match for that crucial first-impression date? Should you cook, go out for fast food or a romantic candlelit dinner, or let them cook for you? Be bold and ask that corny pick-up line…“What’s your sign?” and let Chef Cosmo do the rest. Okay, you can be a bit more subtle if you want, but find out what their sun sign is and read on!
This book celebrates those characteristic oddities through the delicious story of Chef Cosmo and his culinary accomplice, Signorina Leo. Chef Cosmo has allowed us into his planetary cucina to bring insight to our relationship with food and the food in our relationships.
Our hostess, the magnetic Lioness, welcomes her closest friends (each representing a different Sun Sign) to a weekend grande festività, a celebration of life and its diversity. The extravagant Leo provides gastronomical delights and wellness comforts for each of her guests at her spectacular hilltop villa in Tuscany. She has an expert passion for exploring the tastes of life and her Italian chef, Maestro Cosmo, a robust Taurean from Bologna, has an expert passion for food stirred up with an obsession for astrology. Together they throw the cosmic party of the century!
The planets influence all aspects of life including our tastes, how we like to eat and where we like to eat. Your astrological chart is like your favorite meal. Everyone has different tastes and enjoys a variety of ingredients. Your sun sign, where the sun was positioned when you were born, is your own unique salad bar. It may quickly reveal your fundamental synchronicity – your quirky style. Although astrological charts can be as complicated as we are unique, don’t worry if you only know your sun sign while reading this book. This information will give you great insight into your overall individuality or that of the person you’re interested in learning about!
We rejoice in the notion that the study of astrology presumes the universal energy and connectedness of all things. It makes sense that the position of the heavens at our birth influences our individual tastes in everything, just as the moon influences the tides. This concept contributes to why we are attracted to some people and things and not others and what eating habits we enjoy or which nutritional guidelines are healthier and easier for us to maintain.
We are presenting this information in a fun, satirical format. Our philosophy is anti-technical... we prefer to find the laughter in our stellar-influenced idiosyncrasies rather than spout planetary movements and boring data. That type of information can be found in any astrological reference book and is not necessary to fully appreciate your annoying brother, George, who doesn’t care what he eats as long as there is food on the table when he’s hungry.
Truly understanding your own eating habits can help you choose the most successful nutritional or diet regime for you. Understanding other Sun Signs’ eating habits will help you easily make your vision of that first date a reality, confidently entertain friends and impress networking associates, and bring peace to the chaotic family breakfast.
It is our desire that you find this book a fun and useful tool in your own self-discovery, your relationships, and your entertainment planning. Enjoy it, share it, create with it and celebrate the truth in jest!
Buon appetito!
Eva & Katherine
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