{"product_id":"chefs-kiss-paperback","title":"Chef's Kiss - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJarrett Melendez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDanica Brine\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eHank Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Colorist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A perfect mix of romance and self-discovery.\" --\u003ci\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023 Alex Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023 Eisner Award Nominee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2023 GLAAD Award Nominee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2022 New York Public Library Best Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWatch things start to \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e heat up in the kitchen in this sweet, queer, new adult graphic novel! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow that college is over, English graduate Ben Cook is on the job hunt looking for something...anything...related to his passion for reading and writing. But interview after interview, hiring committee after hiring committee, Ben soon learns getting the dream job won't be as easy as he thought. Proofreading? Journalism? Copywriting? Not enough experience. It turns out he doesn't even have enough experience to be a garbage collector! But when Ben stumbles upon a \"Now Hiring--No Experience Necessary\" sign outside a restaurant, he jumps at the chance to land his first job. Plus, he can keep looking for a writing job in the meantime. He's actually not so bad in the kitchen, but he will have to pass a series of cooking tests to prove he's got the culinary skills to stay on full-time. But it's only temporary...right? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Ben begins developing a crush on Liam, one of the other super dreamy chefs at the restaurant, and when he starts ditching his old college friends and his old writing job plans, his career path starts to become much less clear.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJarrett Melendez\u003c\/b\u003e grew up on the mean, deer-infested streets of Bucksport, Maine. A longtime fan of food and cooking, Jarrett has spent a lot of his time in kitchens, oftentimes as a paid professional! Jarrett is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eBon Appetit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFood52\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Comic Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e, a fully illustrated, comic-style cookbook. When not cooking and writing about food, Jarrett usually writes comic books and has contributed to the Ringo-nominated \u003ci\u003eAll We Ever Wanted\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFull Bleed\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMurder Hobo: Chaotic Neutral\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanica Brine\u003c\/b\u003e is walking sass in a leather jacket, forged in the icy lands of New Brunswick, Canada. From her waking hours to the moment she slumps over asleep at her desk, Danica can be found with a drawing tool in her hands. Her work has been featured on the covers of \u003ci\u003eWayward\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElephantmen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExorsisters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e. She's also contributed artwork to \u003ci\u003eAll We Ever Wanted\u003c\/i\u003e, featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Comic Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e. When not working as a comic artist, she illustrates children's books for a Canadian French-language publisher. Danica lives in Moncton, NB, Canada, with her husband, Nick, and their shiba inu, Taro. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHank Jones is a colorist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He loves comics, movies, and really loves video games. He also enjoys a nice cup of coffee during a rainy day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHassan is a British-Algerian letterer who has worked on comics like \u003ci\u003eQuantum \u0026amp; Woody\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Sonja\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFirst Knife, \u003c\/i\u003e and more. 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