Already a hotly anticipated debut - about a young woman with a once-in-a-generation palate who becomes the iconic chef behind the country's most coveted dinner reservation. Each chapter in J. Ryan Stradal's startlingly original debut tells the story of a single dish and character, at once capturing the zeitgeist of the Midwest, the rise of foodie culture, and delving into the ways food creates community and a sense of identity. By turns quirky, hilarious, and vividly sensory, it is an unexpected mother-daughter story about the bittersweet nature of life - its missed opportunities and its joyful surprises.
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ISBN:9780525429142
ISBN:052542914X
Physical Description:regular print 312 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher:New York, New York :Pamela Dorman Books ;2015.
Summary: Already a hotly anticipated debut - about a young woman with a once-in-a-generation palate who becomes the iconic chef behind the country's most coveted dinner reservation. Each chapter in J. Ryan Stradal's startlingly original debut tells the story of a single dish and character, at once capturing the zeitgeist of the Midwest, the rise of foodie culture, and delving into the ways food creates community and a sense of identity. By turns quirky, hilarious, and vividly sensory, it is an unexpected mother-daughter story about the bittersweet nature of life - its missed opportunities and its joyful surprises.
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