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The Coincidence of Coconut Cake
by Amy E. Reichert
A deliciously sweet rom-com about a chef, heartbreak, mistaken identity, and food culture.
Lou owns her dream restaurant, Luella’s, in Milwaukee. On the worst day of her life, she finds her fiancé in flagrante as she tries to surprise him with her best coconut cake. In a tailspin, her food service that night suffers just as the sharpest-tongued pseudonymous restaurant critic in the city visits and subsequently skewers her place. Lou drowns her sorrows at a bar and meets a charming English gent, who just happens to be the food critic. She takes him to all the best places in Milwaukee to expose him to food and fun. As Lou and Al grow closer, her restaurant spirals toward failure, and they both don’t recognize the true identity of the other. You know the truth will inevitably come out, but watching it simmer is half the fun.
It was a pretty predictable story, and I’m not sure I loved the way the author wrote the development of their romance; it felt rushed or stilted at times. But I loved all the description of excellent cooking at the restaurant and the local food scene. There was a very small side story with a couple who frequents Luella’s, and it was quite touching. Plus, the recipe for coconut cake at the end might be worth the price of admission!
Lou owns her dream restaurant, Luella’s, in Milwaukee. On the worst day of her life, she finds her fiancé in flagrante as she tries to surprise him with her best coconut cake. In a tailspin, her food service that night suffers just as the sharpest-tongued pseudonymous restaurant critic in the city visits and subsequently skewers her place. Lou drowns her sorrows at a bar and meets a charming English gent, who just happens to be the food critic. She takes him to all the best places in Milwaukee to expose him to food and fun. As Lou and Al grow closer, her restaurant spirals toward failure, and they both don’t recognize the true identity of the other. You know the truth will inevitably come out, but watching it simmer is half the fun.
It was a pretty predictable story, and I’m not sure I loved the way the author wrote the development of their romance; it felt rushed or stilted at times. But I loved all the description of excellent cooking at the restaurant and the local food scene. There was a very small side story with a couple who frequents Luella’s, and it was quite touching. Plus, the recipe for coconut cake at the end might be worth the price of admission!