Tess’s arrival in New York is somewhat of a rebirth. As she
crosses the bridge into Brooklyn in her beat up car she can feel her life
beginning. Renting a room in Williamsburg is less glamorous than it sounds. She
accidentally (as only the young and innocent can do) finds the coolest job in
the best restaurant in New York. It is filled with characters that are at once
completely imaginable and out of this world. Each one teaches her a lesson and
fills another void in her cache of loneliness. Her heart is bursting with
excitement as she strives to be in the moment at all times, treasuring the
experience for exactly what it is. Tess’s pulse (and the readers as well) goes
into overdrive when the unattainable Jake; gorgeous, sexy, bad boy bartender
decides to actually give her the time of day and there’s more where that came
from. The story of Tess, call it one year of growing up from child to adult is
the perfect post college tale. Nothing really bad happens and the excitement
and learning from newfound freedom is intoxicating. In addition, the restaurant
and food commentary is delicious. Think Kitchen Confidential meets Tender at
the Bone. Tess’s discovery of her palette and the workings of a big time
restaurant leave the reader hungry for more (and thirsty too!) I cannot stop
thinking about this incredible novel by author Stephanie Danler. Well written,
entertaining and heartfelt. It is shocking that this is her first novel. Highly
recommend reader friends!
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