Food Person
‘Think Bridget Jones if she were in The Bear’ Sunday Times Style
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- 12,99 €
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- 12,99 €
Publisher Description
A Prima Book of the Year
'Think Bridget Jones if she were in The Bear' SUNDAY TIMES STYLE
'Slyly satirical and richly comedic' EVENING STANDARD
'Sharp, witty and funny ... the perfect beach read' INDEPENDENT
'The Devil Wears Prada for devoted foodies' PLUM SYKES
'A delicious debut' PEOPLE
What if Andy Sachs found a job in a test kitchen ...
When twenty-something Isabella Pasternack is fired from her job at a digital food magazine, she accepts a thankless job for the paycheck: ghostwrite the very past-due cookbook for a once-beloved thirty-something actress, Molly Babcock.
Molly, trying to repair her reputation after a serious downward spiral, meets Isabella’s earnest attempts to connect with inconsistency, indifference, and cruelty. But, for the first time in her life, Isabella is determined to dig in her heels, and figure out if there’s anything Molly actually knows how to cook (or even likes to eat).
Isabella’s slice of contemporary New York is filled out by a cast including: Isabella’s acerbic roommate and best friend Owen, her widowed mother whose cooking isn’t only bad, it’s dangerous, and of course a handsome chef love interest. Hilarious and hopeful, at its core, Food Person is about commitment to self-discovery, the beauty of community, and how unapologetically forging your own future can lead to everyone getting the ending they deserve. And of course, very delicious food.
'Part romp, part satire and frequently mouthwatering' HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
'A fun summer read' DAILY MAIL
'A boisterous page-turner' WASHINGTON POST
'Utterly delicious and satisfying to the end' MARY ROACH
'Hilarious, harrowing, and heartwarming' J. RYAN STRADAL
'A debut that's about as perfect as they come ... a riotous romp' GRANT GINDER
'Charming, witty ... You'll want seconds!' STEVEN ROWLEY
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Roberts's rollicking debut chronicles the escapades of a timid food writer who ghostwrites a cookbook for an entitled and temperamental celebrity. Isabella Pasternak flounders after losing her job at a digital magazine, where she botched a soufflé demo during a live event on Instagram. Her perpetually frazzled friend Owen, whom she calls her "gay husband," provides emotional support until she reluctantly accepts an offer from Owen's talent manager father to ghostwrite a cookbook for scandal-plagued television actress Molly Babcock, who is clumsily "pivoting into the food space." Isabella's diligent work on the project proceeds despite Molly's erratic behavior and indifference about the cookbook. Eventually, the pair find their groove, and Roberts portrays their collaboration with verve, just as he does with a subplot involving a romance between Isabella and a fetching sous chef. Equally entertaining are peripheral characters such as Molly's sardonic sister and Isabella's eccentric widowed mother, whose idea of a fun dinner is Marshmallow Fluff mixed with instant mashed potatoes. A few of the plot beats are implausible and silly, but a tragic third act hits hard. Roberts's breezy and zany dramedy offers a fun take on the joy and business of cooking.
