Chop chop A Novel

Kirkus Review "Arch comedy . . . Dave Eggers channels Anthony Bourdain." An outrageously funny and original debut set in the fast-paced and treacherous world of a restaurant kitchen Fresh out of university with big dreams, our narrator is determined to escape his past and lead the literary life in L...

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Main Author: Wroe, Simon
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language:English
Published: 2014.
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Summary:Kirkus Review "Arch comedy . . . Dave Eggers channels Anthony Bourdain." An outrageously funny and original debut set in the fast-paced and treacherous world of a restaurant kitchen Fresh out of university with big dreams, our narrator is determined to escape his past and lead the literary life in London. But soon he is two months behind on rent and forced to take a menial job in the kitchen of The Swan, a gastro-pub with haute cuisine aspirations. Mockingly called "Monocle" by his co-workers for a useless English lit degree, he is thrust into a brutal, chaotic world full of motley characters. There's the lovably dim pastry chef Dibden; combative Ramilov, who spends a fair bit of time locked in the walk-in fridge for pissing people off; Racist Dave, about whom the less said the better; Camp Charles, the officious head waiter; and Harmony, the only woman in a workplace of raunchy, immature, angry, drug-fueled men. Worst of all is the...
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Format:Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 910 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB).
ISBN:9780698136410
Author Notes:SIMON WROE is a freelance journalist and former chef. He writes about food for Prospect magazine, art and culture for The Economist , and has contributed articles and features to a wide range of publications--including Private Eye, The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, and The Evening Standard . He is thirty-one years old and lives in London. This is his first novel.

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