In the Kitchen : A Novel (Paperback)

from juniperSun

A brief synopsis might state this is a novel about a middle-aged chef in London who hopes to run his own restaurant but first has to deal with an employee's death. That would be doing short shrift to the underlying themes. The obvious sub-theme is the trafficking in illegal workers. Although this...

from hay123

Monica Ali - In the Kitchen Feisty and tough, is how Monica Ali characterises herself. She is a novelist who creates controversy because she has the audacity to be both Asian and a woman who puts the spotlight on racism and inequality in modern Britain. She was born in Dhaka, Pakistan in 1967, to...

from BillPilgrim

There were many good parts to this story. I did not care much for the unnecessary descriptions of cooking science and weaving. The author must have felt compelled to keep that in the book after doing the research. The most interesting part was the presentation of the host of immigrants working in...

from Litfan

After thoroughly enjoying "Brick Lane," I was excited to read Monica Ali's latest novel "In the Kitchen." Unfortunately, this novel didn't quite live up to expectations. The novel starts with the death of a kitchen porter and the question of whether his death was accidental or something more sini...

from kvanuska

I've watched way too many old BBC episodes of Gorden Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares. That was proven as I worked my way through Monica Ali's latest novel In the Kitchen. Illegal aliens in the kitchen? Check. Fake flowers on the tables? Check. Problems with executive sous chefs? Check. Chef goes mad?...