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THE GALACTIC GOURMET by James White

THE GALACTIC GOURMET

by James White

Pub Date: Aug. 1st, 1996
ISBN: 0-312-86167-2
Publisher: Tor

White's Sector General yarns—about a colossal space hospital designed to cater to the needs of humans as well as to the most numerous and staggeringly diverse bunch of aliens in science fiction—have been appearing intermittently since Hospital Station (1962). This time, Gurronsevas, the most accomplished chef in the galaxy—he happens to be a massive, six-legged, four-eyed alien from the planet Traltha—having taken over as Sector General's Chief Dietitian, faces the greatest challenge of his career: turning hospital food—amorphous, tasteless sludge familiar to humans and aliens alike—into tasty, eye-filling, mouthwatering real food, thereby promoting not only swifter recoveries among patients but better tempers among the staff. Gurronsevas's innovations are a success, but he also causes some disastrous accidents and runs afoul of the hospital's bigwig administrators. So, instead of being rewarded, he's shipped off with a hospital expedition that's heading into space in search of alien cultures in need of their services. And soon he's enjoying a whole new set of adventures. Humorous, lighthearted, inventive: a treat for series faithful and newcomers alike.