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Tart: Misadventures of an Anonymous Chef
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Expected 5 Aug 25When Slutty Cheff finds herself bored and fed-up with her nine-to-five job in corporate marketing, she turns to the only thing she loves to do: cooking. So she quits her job, swaps emails for emulsions, and sets off to pursue her dreams of becoming a chef.
The world of London’s fine dining restaurants is so much more than she imagined: It’s more challenging and more exciting, too. There are the exhausting lows of sixty-hour work weeks in windowless kitchens, and the shock of stepping into the changing room as the only woman. There are the thrilling highs of a busy night, when service is running smoothly; electrifying run-ins with hot bartenders and even hotter chefs; and, always, the exhilaration of cycling hands-free through a city that is still sleeping, on a morning where anything can happen.
The world of London’s fine dining restaurants is so much more than she imagined: It’s more challenging and more exciting, too. There are the exhausting lows of sixty-hour work weeks in windowless kitchens, and the shock of stepping into the changing room as the only woman. There are the thrilling highs of a busy night, when service is running smoothly; electrifying run-ins with hot bartenders and even hotter chefs; and, always, the exhilaration of cycling hands-free through a city that is still sleeping, on a morning where anything can happen.
336 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication August 5, 2025
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February 22, 2025
Tart, which is a fitting title, is about the contemporary restaurant scene, its kitchen and front, and a young woman chef’s love life.
Before requesting the book, I was not familiar with Slutty Cheff, and requested the book solely because of my interest in the food scene, food, the kitchen, hospitality and being curious about the experiences of a woman chef.
I felt like the sex and food had the right balance, with more emphasis on the food, and the sex and the funny commentary of the Slutty Cheff serving as a dressing to add or amplify flavours.
Admittedly, I was more into the food scene aspect.
This is an engaging and entertaining book, and it is relevant.
After reading it, I read a couple of the author’s articles. I would certainly read more by her, especially if food stays as the main character. Have I said food?
Food.
Thank you to #netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.
This is a smart and fun book.
Before requesting the book, I was not familiar with Slutty Cheff, and requested the book solely because of my interest in the food scene, food, the kitchen, hospitality and being curious about the experiences of a woman chef.
I felt like the sex and food had the right balance, with more emphasis on the food, and the sex and the funny commentary of the Slutty Cheff serving as a dressing to add or amplify flavours.
Admittedly, I was more into the food scene aspect.
This is an engaging and entertaining book, and it is relevant.
After reading it, I read a couple of the author’s articles. I would certainly read more by her, especially if food stays as the main character. Have I said food?
Food.
Thank you to #netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.
This is a smart and fun book.
March 27, 2025
tart is the memoir of an anonymous female chef in london as she starts a new career as a chef, but you probably wouldn't know that if you went in blind because the writing reminds me more of a good contemporary literary fiction novel of a woman navigating her 20s than a traditional memoir. i will admit this threw me for a loop at first as i wasn't expecting such flowery language at the start, but when the pace picks up as the busy periods at her jobs do as well i found myself rooting for the author so easily. as someone who is constantly waiting for the shoe to drop when things are good, the author does such a good job as pacing these highs and lows while still growing by seeking mental health help by the end. tart will be the perfect summer read after the new season of the bear comes out and i can't wait to see the author prosper.
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