{"product_id":"sweetbitter","title":"Sweetbitter","description":"\u003cb\u003eINSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A thrilling novel of the senses and a coming-of-age tale, following a small-town girl into the electrifying world of New York City and the education of a lifetime at one of the most exclusive restaurants in Manhattan. Perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlood, Bones and Butter\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty-two, and knowing no one, Tess leaves home to begin her adult life in New York City. Thus begins a year that is both enchanting and punishing, in a low-level job at \"the best restaurant in New York City.\" Grueling hours and a steep culinary learning curve awaken her to the beauty of oysters, the finest Champagnes, the appellations of Burgundy. At the same time, she opens herself to friendships--and love--set against the backdrop of dive bars and late nights. As her appetites sharpen--for food and wine, but also for knowledge, experience, and belonging--Tess is drawn into a darkly alluring love triangle that will prove to be her most exhilarating and painful lesson of all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Stephanie Danler deftly conjures the nonstop and purely adrenalized world of the restaurant--conversations interrupted, phrases overheard, and suggestions below the surface. Evoking the infinite possibility of being young in New York with heart-stopping accuracy, \u003ci\u003eSweetbitter\u003c\/i\u003e is ultimately about the power of what remains after disillusionment, and the wisdom that comes from experience, sweet and bitter.","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50806234120424,"sku":"9781101875940","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/9539\/3512\/files\/imageloader_c9fed953-4220-454c-8b15-4f677023f75e.jpg?v=1790302655","url":"https:\/\/kuumba-47muwsn1.myshopify.com\/products\/sweetbitter","provider":"Kuumba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}