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Chef's kiss
2022
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Bon Appétit contributor Melendez blends his culinary skill and knack for fiction into a perfect mix of romance and self-discovery in this charming graphic novel. Ben Cook has just graduated college with the dream of landing a publishing job but has absolutely no professional prospects, a secret he's keeping from his helicopter parents. In desperation after more than a dozen unsuccessful interviews, he lands a job at vegetarian eatery Cochon Doré and dives headfirst into something school could never have prepared him for: his own miniature MasterChef gauntlet to win a full-time gig. The biggest hurdle? Ben's budding crush on cutie sous chef, Liam. The final arbiter of Ben's fate? Watson, a quiet and enigmatic food critic. Artist Brine is a perfect collaborator for this lightly fantastical tale; her characters are expressive, with Ben's emotions palpable on the page, and playful touches including Ben imagining other characters as fairies or goblins. Hank Jones's coloring and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou's lettering give Brine's linework room while adding vibrant, fun pops to spotlight the script's sillier elements. Throughout, the characters are well-done, with Watson a highlight, and the romance is heightened by the emotional fulfillment of Ben's difficult journey into adulthood. This enticing tale is sweet and satisfying. (Mar.)
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Ben, a newly graduated English major, is starting to feel a little panicky. He's gone on 17 interviews for various writing, editing, and blogging positions with no takers, and his graduation money is almost gone. Spotting a "help wanted" sign in the window of restaurant Cochon Doré, Ben applies and is hired on the spot--provided he can complete four cooking challenges, that is. With the help and encouragement of Liam, the super cute sous chef, Ben starts to really love working in the kitchen. As long as his parents don't find out that he's not working as a writer, everything should be just fine. Much more a coming-of-age story than a romance, this comic follows Ben as he has to choose a path: become a writer and satisfy his parents or become a chef, a profession he's coming to love. While his parents are underdeveloped--to be fair, they aren't on screen very long--all of the other characters have quirky, defined personalities, which come through in the strong, dynamic artwork. A great choice for readers just starting on their career paths.
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"A perfect mix of romance and self-discovery." -- Publishers Weekly

2023 Alex Award Winner

2023 Eisner Award Nominee
2023 GLAAD Award Nominee
2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens
2022 New York Public Library Best Book

Watch things start to really heat up in the kitchen in this sweet, queer, new adult graphic novel!

Now that college is over, English graduate Ben Cook is on the job hunt looking for something...anything...related to his passion for reading and writing. But interview after interview, hiring committee after hiring committee, Ben soon learns getting the dream job won't be as easy as he thought. Proofreading? Journalism? Copywriting? Not enough experience. It turns out he doesn't even have enough experience to be a garbage collector! But when Ben stumbles upon a "Now Hiring--No Experience Necessary" sign outside a restaurant, he jumps at the chance to land his first job. Plus, he can keep looking for a writing job in the meantime. He's actually not so bad in the kitchen, but he will have to pass a series of cooking tests to prove he's got the culinary skills to stay on full-time. But it's only temporary...right?

When Ben begins developing a crush on Liam, one of the other super dreamy chefs at the restaurant, and when he starts ditching his old college friends and his old writing job plans, his career path starts to become much less clear.
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