{"product_id":"chop-chop-1","title":"Chop Chop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* * * SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2014 COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD * * *\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A greasy, hilarious tale of loyalty, revenge and dark appetites. A gripping look behind the kitchen wall'  \u003ci\u003eShortlist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Perfectly baked [with] a rich, gooey pool of dark comedy hiding beneath the surface'  \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lively, amusing and alarmingly informative'  \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Arch comedy ... Dave Eggers channels Anthony Bourdain'  \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A brutally funny look at the world of professional cooking'  Gary Shteyngart\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226932433240,"sku":"9780241967133","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780241967133_26eb499c-d17c-4bb3-af36-2a90f1437170.jpg?v=1764835243","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/chop-chop-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}