Chef's Kiss

I can't quite remember where I saw "Chef's Kiss," but I think it was on IG. It's a graphic novel by Jarrett Melendez, Bianca Brine, Hank Jones, and  Hassan Ostmane-Elhaou.

["Now 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? 

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. "]

Okay, 1) this is exactly how I felt (and still feel) about using/not using my degree, the degree itself, trying and failing to find jobs with said degree, and so much more.

2) I think it’s struggle and finding himself and making new friends also says a lot about life too; sometimes doing something you like is more important than adulting (the book says it better, y’all; and my brain’s tired).

3) Fucking love Watson (the pig). That is all.

This book was so cute and fun and awkward and subtlety inspirational. 

And the support system Ben has? Irreplaceable and so goals. 

Also, if you didn’t guess it by now, this contains some series #begaydofood (it’s like #begaydocrime but without the crime and with the kitchen and tattoo sleeves (because Liam’s tattoo sleeve is fucking hot, even for a graphic novel)).

It also contains (spoiler alert) some nasty parent pages. Judgey and assholey and slightly homophobic. 

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