{"product_id":"test-kitchen","title":"Test Kitchen","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472158260\u003cbr\u003eFormat: B-format paperback\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe maitre 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGripping and darkly comedic, \u003ci\u003eTest Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41858749399173,"sku":"PR431664","price":31.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TTG1Y176ALH8.jpg?v=1789091660","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/test-kitchen","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}