I love a book about food and this one served!

Alexander is the grumpy head chef and CDC of La Rogue - a Michelin starred restaurant. Eden is a culinary school drop out who needs money. When the two come together, pasts and present collide and we get a sexy and sweet romance!

The relationship building was cute and the food sounded sublime. I wish there was some better descriptions for the meals - I really wanted to drool over the food - and I feel like this book fell short slightly in that area at the start. That ramped up as the book went on and I found it to be a cool reflection of these two characters coming back to their true passion. 

The pacing of their relationship was pretty fast, but I enjoyed their general banter as they got to know each other and the secrets they were keeping. I loved seeing them support each other through their trials, though it did feel at times they were moving a bit fast. It felt like a pacing issue mixed with their insecurities, but at the end of the day, I loved them and was fully invested so it didn't matter too much.

I also loved the other chefs - the development of the friend group was so sweet and seeing them all get along and bond over trivia nights was a lot of fun. I appreciated the levity they brought to the story and enjoyed their smaller arcs as well.

All in all, I enjoyed this one and I will definitely be keeping my eye out for Katrina Kwan's future books!

TW: racism, abandonment, grief, micro-agressions, cursing, sexual content; mentions car accident

Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
World Building: 4/5
Writing: 4.5/5
Pacing: 3.5/5
Overall: 4/5

eARC gifted via Lake Country Press and Colored Pages Book Tour in exchange for an honest review.