If You Can't Take the Heat

From the James Beard Award-winning author of Ruhlman’s Twenty comes a gritty story that gives a true look inside the belly of an upscale kitchen where love and danger boil behind closed doors.

“The hustle and passion that flow during service drop readers squarely in the middle of the action . . . The well-realized foodie elements are the highlight.”—Kirkus Reviews

When high school football star Theo Claverback breaks his leg just weeks after a devastating breakup, he’s forced to cancel his su...