Taste of The PowerBanquets, Poisons, and Spies in the Kitchens of the RenaissanceEurope, 16th century. While kings expanded their empires and artists created masterpieces, a silent war was being waged in the kitchens of palaces and castles: a struggle for favor, survival, and influence.In this world of silks, knives, and spices, emerges Don Gonzalo de la Torre, head chef of the House of Alba. His skill at the stove makes him both witness and actor in the most crucial events of his time: from the court of Charles V to the refined salons of the Medici, and through the intricate corridors of the Valois.Amid lavish banquets, secret recipes, and suspicions of poison, Gonzalo navigates the dangers of politics, ambition, and espionage with cunning, proving that in the Renaissance, true power was won not only on the battlefield but also in the kitchen.An epic story of survival, culinary artistry, and espionage that reveals how gastronomy can be both an act of creation and a strategy, and how the flavors of the past continue to shape the cuisine of the present.