When Venetian merchant Pietro Quirini left Crete for Flanders in 1432, little did he know that his voyage would take him much further afield. We follow the unfortunate Venetian as he and his crew struggle their way through poor shipbuilding, storms, starvation and desolate environments. The story also includes a guest appearance by one of our favourite characters in the main narrative so far! Quirini also manages to capture the culinary imagination of his fellow Italians on his return…

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