{"product_id":"chop-chop-hb-w9","title":"Simon Wroe: CHOP CHOP W9 [2014] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* * * SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2014 COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD * * *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutrageously funny and completely original, \u003ci\u003eChop Chop\u003c\/i\u003e by Simon Wroe is the story of a hapless young chef in the crazed world of the professional kitchen, featuring lust, revenge, neurosis and haute cuisine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A greasy, hilarious tale of loyalty, revenge and dark appetites. A gripping look behind the kitchen wall'  \u003ci\u003eShortlist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo months behind on his rent, young graduate Monocle swallows his dreams and takes the only job he can find: the lowest-rung chef in a gastropub in Camden. Here he finds himself surrounded by a group of deranged hoodlums (his co-workers) and at the mercy of an ingenious sadist (the head chef, Bob). What follows is a furiously-paced, ribald, raucous and unexpectedly touching tale of loyalty and revenge, dark appetites and fading dreams, and a young man finding his way in the world as he is plunged into the fat and the frying pan and everything else besides. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Perfectly baked [with] a rich, gooey pool of dark comedy hiding beneath the surface'  \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Lively, amusing and alarmingly informative'  \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Arch comedy ... Dave Eggers channels Anthony Bourdain'  \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Twisted, surprising and above all genuinely funny'  William Sutcliffe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Raucous and inventive, peopled with technicolour characters and savagely funny'  A D Miller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A complete page-turner.  Reminiscent of Kitchen Confidential but with an entirely fresh voice'  Thomasina Miers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A brutally funny look at the world of professional cooking'  Gary Shteyngart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Furiously funny, fast, surreal'  Anya von Bremzen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon Wroe is a former chef who writes about food and culture for \u003ci\u003eProspect\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, and regularly contributes to a wide range of publications including \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2014 \u003ci\u003eChop Chop\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. He is 30 and lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wroe, Simon","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44236505612578,"sku":"9780241000007","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/wroe-simon-simon-wroe-chop-chop-w9-2014-hardback-9780241000007-58545750049107.jpg?v=1726637705","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/chop-chop-hb-w9","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}