If You Can't Take the Heat

From James Beard Award?winning author Michael Ruhlman, a coming-of-age story about finding a new life and love in the kitchen?and trying not to get burned along the way. When high school football star Theo Claverback breaks his leg just weeks after a devastating break-up, he?s forced to call an audible on his summer plans and put his college ones on hold. He soon finds himself in the most unlikely of places for a jock on crutches: the kitchen of an upscale French restaurant, where he?ll work as a prep cook while his heart and leg heal. But it?s in the kitchen where Theo finds new purpose and a new romance. As he becomes a trusted employee to Chef and is welcomed into his inner circle, Theo begins to discover the true costs of running a restaurant?and what happens when you get into hot water with the wrong people. Set in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1980, If You Can't Take the Heat is a gritty look inside the belly of an upscale kitchen where love and danger boil behind closed doors.

Author: Michael Ruhlman

Publisher: Penguin

Publication Date: Jun 04, 2024

Number of Pages: 321 pages

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 059352344X

ISBN-13: 9780593523445