{"product_id":"9781472158260-test-kitchen","title":"Test Kitchen","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake a seat for an evening service at Michelin-starred Midgard, during which the stage is set for the most deliciously haunting who-done-it you'll read this year. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTest Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a novel about food: about desire and violence, mothers and mortality. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo you dare let us whet your appetite?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eTest Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e is phenomenal - a mad, magical, ten-course feast of a novel, gorgeously written, totally original, packed with ideas and invention. Incredibly ambitious too - so many characters, so many stories, all of it choreographed so expertly. I have no idea how Neil Stewart did it, even after reading it twice. It deserves to be a massive success. Three Michelin stars' Paul Murray, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bee Sting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An amazing novel . Veering from humorous to horrifying, \u003ci\u003eTest Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e shows real insight into the mildly unhinged nature of both high-end restaurants and their diners - with wit, lyricism and a killer turn of phrase' Marina \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eO'Loughlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eTest Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e is like \u003ci\u003eA Visit from the Goon Squad\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Menu \u003c\/i\u003eand I'm loving it!' Alice Slater, author of \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's Tuesday night at sleek London restaurant Midgard. In the kitchen, knives race through \u003ci\u003emise en place\u003c\/i\u003e; the front of house hums with anticipation: the stage is set for chaos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe maître d' is tangled in a conspiracy he can't escape. A young foodie plots revenge. The nervous new sous chef is about to crack. A restaurant critic has her pen poised. A patisserie chef is haunted by an ex-lover who won't let go. And a diner with a terrible wound conceals an even more terrible secret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatching from the shadows is Marley, one of the waitresses. As stories collide and truths quickly unravel, she knows something terrible is about to unfold - but she's powerless to stop it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGripping and darkly comedic, \u003ci\u003eTest Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e explores the twisted world of food, power, and passion - a biting tale of mothers, magic and mortality, served on a silver platter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55125728166262,"sku":"9781472158260","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41280296.jpg?v=1778795922","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472158260-test-kitchen","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}