{"product_id":"celestial-banquet-9781638931263","title":"Celestial Banquet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIron Chef\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e in Roselle Lim's dazzling YA fantasy debut, following a young noodle chef who competes in a cutthroat cooking competition for the gods.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCelestial Banquet\u003c\/i\u003e is a magical and delectable adventure through a culinary landscape rich in East Asian tradition. It is also a very real look at family, home, and how food ties into both, with an empowered and resilient teen girl at the center. Equal parts action-packed and heartfelt, I cannot wait for readers to devour it.\" \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eAyesha Curry, Sweet July Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce every generation, the Major Gods hold a Celestial Banquet, inviting chefs from all over the Continent to prepare mouthwatering fantastical feasts. The winner is awarded the fabled Peaches of Immortality, along with a lifetime of fame and fortune. The losers perish per the whims of the fickle gods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHot-headed noodle chef Cai enters the competition with dreams of owning her own restaurant and supporting her impoverished Peninsula town. Along with the drunken Minor God Kama, her childhood crush-turned-friend Bo, and dreamy noble Seon, Cai must now compete against the Continent's finest culinary masters in trials that range from hunting and serving up mystical sea serpents to preparing a magical omurice from the eggs of the legendary Jian bird. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBattling impossible odds and inconvenient feelings for both Bo and Seon, Cai is determined to prepare a feast fit for the gods--even if she loses her life. Set in a spectacular world inspired by Chinese and Southeast Asian folklore, \u003ci\u003eCelestial Banquet\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to food, home, and family, wrapped in an epic and thrilling adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoselle Lim\u003c\/b\u003e was born in the Philippines and immigrated to Canada as a child. She lived in north Scarborough in a diverse, Asian neighborhood. She found her love of writing by listening to her lola (paternal grandmother's) stories about Filipino folktales. Growing up in a household where Chinese superstition mingled with Filipino Catholicism, she devoured books about mythology, which shaped the fantasies in her novels. Roselle Lim is the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNatalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives on the north shore of Lake Erie and always has an artistic project on the go.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zando - Sweet July Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324583346450,"sku":"9781638931263","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22f40592-96e8-4618-98d5-22e8e6583ed2.jpg?v=1748684389","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/celestial-banquet-9781638931263","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}