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kathleenitpdx 's review for:
In the Kitchen
by Monica Ali
It is tough to ride along first-person with a self-centered, selfish, self-obsessed narrator. It is doubly difficult to ride into a mental breakdown with him. That is the journey that Monica Ali takes us on in this book. Gabriel Lightfoot, Executive Chef at an aspiring hotel in London is facing the terminal illness of his father, the start up of his long sought restaurant with two very disparate partners, and the on-premises death of a member of his staff. It is challenging to watch Gabe dismiss people who offer support and/or affection.
The book gives the reader some idea of what it takes to manage a large hotel kitchen. It also takes on the seamy side of illegal immigration in the UK.
The book gives the reader some idea of what it takes to manage a large hotel kitchen. It also takes on the seamy side of illegal immigration in the UK.