Food Person

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA meets Nora Ephron 'Literally the most delicious beach read ... The Devil Wears Prada for devoted foodies' PLUM SYKES 'Utterly delicious and satisfying to the end' MARY ROACH 'A savoury meal of a debut. Charming, witty ... You'll want seconds!' STEVEN ROWLEY 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.

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Literally the most delicious beach read - sharp, funny and bang on trend, this novel is The Devil Wears Prada for devoted foodies. I had to stop every other chapter to cook a chocolate souffle or brownies! -- Plum Sykes
I scarfed this book in a single seating. Utterly delicious and satisfying to the end -- Mary Roach
Adam Roberts made me, someone who formerly thought Chef Boyardee was the ultimate celebrity chef, an honest to goodness FOOD PERSON in this savoury meal of a debut. Charming, witty and served with all the food industry insight the author's decades of experience brings to the table. You'll want seconds! I can't wait to see what Adam dishes up next -- Steven Rowley
At turns hilarious, harrowing, and heartwarming, this wonderful debut will be beloved by food people everywhere - and if you are not a food person already, it may make one out of you -- J. Ryan Stradal
Food Person is a debut that's about as perfect as they come. Roberts takes everything you think you know about the food world and turns it on its head, whipping up a hilarious and slyly moving novel about ambition, friendship, and souffls gone awry. Get ready for a riotous romp -- Grant Ginder

Author Bio

Adam Roberts is the founder of the food blog The Amateur Gourmet. He's written three cookbooks, articles for outlets like The Washington Post and The LA Times, for television, and several screenplays. He also hosts the podcast Lunch Therapy where, in addition to food people, guests have included Dwight Garner and Mary Roach. Adam lives in Brooklyn with his husband and their dog Winston.