From flipping dough to plotting heists, a chef’s journey from the kitchen to the shadows of the art world is a gamble like no other in The Culinary Caper, the new book from Nick Greenberg, an accomplished musician and former chocolatier who infuses his stories with equal measures of food, music, humor, crime and romance.
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From Pierogi Chef to Art Thief: Anton Cherny’s High-Stakes Gamble Takes the Cake in New Book, The Culinary Caper
CINCINNATI, OHIO, April 21, 2025 — Author and accomplished musician Nick Greenberg welcomes readers into the heart of Cincinnati, where pierogi slinging food truck chef Anton Cherny is about to make a series of bad decisions in the new book The Culinary Caper.
When readers meet Anton, he is up to his eyeballs in debt and desperate to find a way out of his dire situation. Enter Ricky, Anton’s old art school buddy, who has concocted a daring solution: art thievery.
The plan is straightforward. While catering parties for members of the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals teams, who are unknowingly buying priceless works of previously pilfered art, Anton and Ricky swap out the paintings with forgeries, then return the originals to the insurance company for the generous reward money. Easy-peasy, until Anton discovers that his new girlfriend is the daughter of a ruthless Russian mob boss.
Adding to his plateful of anxieties are the emotional and financial strains of supporting a son he’s never met, fielding threats from a Tolstoy-quoting loan shark, and mounting tension with his food truck partner. Will Chef Anton have to face the reality that his goose is cooked? Or can he employ his culinary expertise to prevail over the multifaceted morass in which he finds himself?
The Culinary Caper is part of a highly entertaining three-book series from Greenberg that blends equal measures of food, music, humor, crime and romance with eccentric characters and unlikely escapades.
The Culinary Caper
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
Release Date: May 20, 2025
ISBN-13: 979-8-89022-303-6 (print)
ISBN-13: 979-8-89022-302-9 (eBook)
Available from BN.com, https://www.indiebound.org/ and Amazon.com
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About the Author
Nick Greenberg is a versatile bassist, composer and author who has performed a wide variety of musical styles, including classical, jazz, rock, Broadway shows and even the occasional polka gig. His music career has taken him to Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and international stages in Taiwan. Greenberg is also a former chocolatier, a current winemaker and an award-winning home brewer. He lives in Cincinnati with his wife and golden retriever.
For more information, please visit www.nickgreenberg-author.com, or connect with the author on Instagram (nickgreenbergauthor) and Facebook (Nick Greenberg-Author).
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