I love finding authors I don’t already know and Laura Carter is a new one to watch for, for me anyway. The cover of this book made me want to know everything about the chef critic and novice…immediately, so I settled down to find out.

Can they stand the heat…?

Maggie’s in the running to be the next head chef at Michelin-starred Manhattan restaurant, Jean-Sébastien’s. Unfortunately, she’s competing against notoriously arrogant Ethan to prove she’s the best chef for the job.

Food critic Emily can make or break a chef’s career. When she visits the restaurant to see what interim head chef, Maggie, has to offer, Emily is having a particularly bad day…

Single mum Nayomi needs a job and Jean-Sébastien’s needs a kitchen porter – perfect! She just has to keep her head down and money coming in. But she’s desperate to speak up and help struggling chef Maggie – Nayomi’s own skills might be just the recipe to save Maggie’s career and impress Emily.

A delicious story of unexpected friendship and risking it all, for fans of Zara Stoneley and Lauren Weisberger.

A story set in the world of a Michelin starred restaurant in New York with Maggie, Emily and Nayomi at the very heart of it. These three are all strong in their own individual ways and we learn of all of their stories in this book. Laura Carter has made these characters so they feel so real. I must say that out of the three, Emily took me longer to get to like as she was a bit of a prickly one, although I did get to like her along with Maggie and Nayomi.

All three come from different backgrounds and each has their own issues but as their stories converge within the busy New York restaurant we find them in we see they are all looking for the same thing; to find their place in life.

Such an easy read, with characters you can relate to in one way or another. I enjoyed seeing their individual stories merge and how their friendships blossomed along the way. It was a joy to see them be able to act on their decisions and be the change they all wanted.

Be warned! This book includes copious amounts of delicious food! You will either be dribbling or running to the kitchen while you read this book! The food descriptions are to die for!  The pacing of the book is perfect. Not too slow so you feel like the story is dragging but not too fast that you can’t connect with the characters either. I was so interested in how everything would work out I didn’t want to put it down.

Such an engaging, easy and entertaining read for me. If you prefer an easy to read a book that will make you need delicious food, pick this up and dive into the world of Michelin starred restaurants.
Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and  Canelo for the copy of the book.

Purchase Links 

Amazon UK  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kitchen-feel-good-unexpected-friendship-romance-ebook/dp/B099MKVY23

Amazon US  https://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-feel-good-unexpected-friendship-romance-ebook/dp/B099MKVY23