{"product_id":"soul-kitchen-9780307237651","title":"Soul Kitchen","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sharp commentary on race relations in pre-Katrina New Orleans and a fast ride through the dark side of haute cuisine.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiquor has become one of the hottest restaurants in town, thanks in part to chefs Rickey and G-man's wildly creative, booze-laced food. At the tail end of a busy Mardi Gras, Milford Goodman walks into their kitchen--he's spent the last ten years in Angola Prison for murdering his boss, a wealthy New Orleans restaurateur, but has recently been exonerated on new evidence and released. Rickey remembers him as an ingenious chef and hires him on the spot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When a pill-pushing doctor and a Carnival scion talk Rickey into consulting at the restaurant they're opening in one of the city's \"floating casinos,\" Rickey recommends Milford for the head chef position and stays on to supervise. But soon Rickey finds himself medicating a kitchen injury with the doctor's wares, and G-man grows tired of holding down the fort at Liquor alone. As the new restaurant moves toward its opening, Rickey learns that Milford's past is inextricably linked with one of the project's backers, a man whose intentions begin to seem more and more sinister.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoppy Z. Brite is the author of two previous books in this series, \u003ci\u003e Liquor\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrime\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as five other novels and three short story collections. She lives in New Orleans with her husband, Chris, a chef.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460092301586,"sku":"9780307237651","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51728bd4-bce1-4e48-a20b-f3ed379576d2.jpg?v=1730026542","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/soul-kitchen-9780307237651","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}