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A Spoonful of Smoke

Una cucharada de humo

Chile's most feared food critic has lost his sense of taste, and the only dish that can wake his dead tongue is a tomato soup cooked by the woman whose restaurant he destroyed eight years ago.

Part 1 of 4 in The Only Flavor Left

El café sabía a agua caliente. Nada más. Marcelo Ibáñez dejó la taza sobre la mesa de su cocina y miró por la ventana.

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