4⭐
Genre ~ contemporary romance
Setting ~ Paris, France & a week in NYC & California
Publication date ~ August 3, 2023
Page Count ~ 340 (31 chapters +e)
POV ~ single 1st, present tense
Featuring ~ debut, cooking, sweet, slow burn, no miscommunication, no 3rd act breakup, no steamage
My review:
Claire has left behind her cheating boyfriend and toxic mother and is living in Paris. She’s working in a restaurant that she hopes will get a Michelin star one day soon. When she meets her new boss, James, she’s ecstatic. James already has one star under his belt, so surely their restaurant will be next. It doesn’t hurt that he’s easy on the eyes.
Pretty sure I’ve never read a more sweet, patient and supportive man. You can’t not swoon over James and his denim blue eyes. His whole family is great, too. Claire’s, on the other hand, not so great.
I loved that each chapter begins with a cooking and/or food tip and then that’s weaved into that chapter. There is some repetition and I feel it could have been cut down a bit, but overall I really enjoyed it. I couldn’t have wished for a better ending to this delightfully sweet book, however it felt a bit sudden. I wouldn’t mind a sequel to see how their life is progressing, either.
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Book blurb:
I’ve sworn off romantic relationships, stifling family expectations, and self-doubt. The trifecta, really.
Returning home to run the family business is inevitable, but that doesn’t mean I can’t spend some time carving out my own path to culinary success. In Paris. Because who doesn’t love Paris? Because Paris has the best food scene in the world. And I want to earn this my way, damn it.
The first four months of living abroad go exactly as planned. Working at one of the chicest, up-and-coming restaurants in France—not to brag—I know a Michelin star is within reach if I keep my head down, focus, and work harder than I ever have. I go to the market every morning, I run my own schedule, and I don’t have to think about my cheating ex or Meredith-Blake-of-a-mother. Croissant and espresso every morning? A given. Living abroad has been perfect. It’s the Nancy Meyers’s dream.
That is, until a tall, all-American golden boy enters my space as the new head chef of Teaks—my boss. Chef James Sullivan is too attractive for his own good, and I’ve strictly written off workplace romances.
But, lucky for me, he only chooses to acknowledge my presence when he’s critiquing my work every five minutes. Maybe I can tune out those broad shoulders and denim blue eyes . . . if only those eyes would stop staring at me so intently.
Au revoir
— Claire Richards
“Yes, Chef” is an utterly happy, closed-door buzzing-with-chemistry, romantic comedy that will have you believing in the magic of a 90’s Rom-Com again.
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