LoveReading Says
LoveReading Says
Runner-up for the Betty Trask Award 2015.
Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2014.
A fabulous and surprising read about an English lit graduate taking a lowly job in the kitchen of a Camden restaurant but mostly it’s about the local gangster, the Fat Man, and his culinary demands. We are introduced to the colourful and eccentric bunch in the kitchen and its ruthless head chef, Bob. The Fat Man has some strange hold over Bob who drags his team in to produce some pretty dreadful private dinners: songbirds in brandy, a tiger cub, even a chimp! It’s extraordinary. The story flows at great speed with a tense atmosphere, plenty of shocks and great insight into the chef experience. It’s an astonishing read. Highly recommended.
The Costa Judges said Wroe's book was “a brave, audacious, invigorating and pacy black
comedy.”
Sarah Broadhurst
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Chop Chop Synopsis
Chop Chop by Simon Wroe
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780698136410 |
| Publication date: |
17th April 2014 |
| Author: |
Simon Wroe |
| Publisher: |
Penguin Publishing Group |
| Format: |
Ebook (Epub) |
| Primary Genre |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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Press Reviews
Simon Wroe Press Reviews
Confirms all your worst fears about professional kitchens in a debut novel that is dark, pungent, twisted, surprising and above all genuinely funny. If you enjoy eating out, don't read this book -- William Sutcliffe, author of Are You Experienced?
Raucous and inventive, peopled with technicolour characters and savagely funny, Chop Chop announces Simon Wroe as both an heir to Martin Amis and an oven-fresh talent unto himself -- A D Miller, author of Snowdrops
A complete page-turner. Reminiscent of Kitchen Confidential but with an entirely fresh voice that is a pleasure to read -- Thomasina Miers, founder of Wahaca
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About Simon Wroe
Simon Wroe is a freelance journalist and former chef. He writes about food for Prospect magazine, art and culture for The Economist and has contributed articles and features to a wide range of publications including Private Eye, Intelligent Life, The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent and The Evening Standard. Simon is 30 and lives in London. This is his first novel.
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