PUBLIC ACCESS
KITCHEN

Chef is pretty good. He shows up early, stays late, and does the work nobody else remembers needs doing. After one shift too many, he quits.

His next idea involves a rented kitchen, a few borrowed cameras, and a public-access slot most people don’t know exists. For ninety minutes on Friday nights, he cooks real orders while strangers call in to talk. Sometimes another chef shows up. Sometimes the menu gets out of hand. The food still has to leave hot.

Then people start watching. A lot of people. The guests get bigger. The offers get better. Chef is finally doing things his way, and somehow everyone needs one more thing before he can go home.

A funny, warm novel about good food, bad hours, and figuring out what you actually want to keep.