Yes Chef edition by Alex Cohen Romance eBooks
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Nothing is more important to Diego than his kitchen. He's dedicated to his job running one of the top restaurants in town and doesn't have time for relationships. Then the boss, building on the restaurant's success, brings in Ben. He's young, hot, and not nearly as unlikeable as Diego wishes.
But between the distance of age and the old wounds both men are still nursing, it may be easier if Diego gives up on making something other than his kitchen the center of his world.
Yes Chef edition by Alex Cohen Romance eBooks
Diego isn’t too impressed when the restaurant’s owner insists his nephew be the new pastry chef. Despite his near-constant sour mood, Diego just can’t manage to really be mad with Ben. Ben is determined to make his own way and enjoys all aspects of working as a pastry chef. Can the two men manage to work together?This is a really interesting, food-centric story. While the main relationship revolves around Diego and Ben and the beginning of their relationship, it’s also a strong story about the restaurant and how the various chefs all work well together. I liked how even though Diego and Ben can’t quite work out how to get together for most of it, there’s always a positivity in their interactions. Diego feels he’s too much older than Ben, and is still quite hung up on his ex. And Ben is too unsure of Diego and their hot/cold interactions. Indeed, it’s not until right at the end of the story that Ben and Diego manage to find their way together.
In the background there was plenty of sub-plot around the other members of staff and the restaurant itself. This helped the story feel lighthearted to me – and not just a dramatic, emotional story of two men trying to find their way together. Still, it was both odd and interesting that this is definitely a M/M story where the two men don’t start their romantic relationship until pretty much the end of the story. I felt Diego’s epiphany about his ex wasn’t explained as thoroughly as I’d have liked considering how much of the book he was hung up on the man. This realization felt very sudden and wasn’t given as much detail as I thought it should have. This was a critical conclusion for Diego – and an important part in his and Ben’s coming together – and I needed to stop, go back and reread a chunk of the book, feeling like I’d missed something. That jolted me out of the story quite a bit. But the end-product – Diego and Ben coming together – was lovely to read and a real high point.
An emotional, well paced and really fun story that overall I enjoyed. With only one steamy sex scene and a few delicious kisses this story is sexy and steamy – but isn’t extreme or over the top. A lovely M/M I really enjoyed.
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Yes Chef edition by Alex Cohen Romance eBooks Reviews
I received an Arc from Inked Rainbow Reads in exchange for an honest review.
Diego is still licking his wounds from his break up with his last boyfriend. A man who manipulated most of Diego's everyday life for many years. Diego also doesn't know how to be in a relationship after all this time. To ease his pain, Diego throws himself into his work. He closes himself off to everyone around him. Diego finds Ben very attractive but can't seem to get past the almost 20-year difference in age between them. When A couple of the other guys at the restaurant start flirting with Ben, Diego becomes jealous. But it's still not enough for him to make his move. Until one night when his ex shows his face and reminds Diego of everything he's about to lose.
Ben lived with his Mom in California all his life. She has just passed away from cancer. She was the only family he had other than his Uncle Evan and his wife. Ben's uncle offers him a job at his restaurant in Minnesota so he can be closer to the only family he has left. Ben begins to make friends at the restaurant easily. He enjoys going out with the gang after their shifts are over. The night Diego's ex shows up, Ben can't believe this is the guy holding Diego back. When Ben announces he's going to move away Diego does everything in his power to get him to stay.
This is a cute, quick read set in a busy kitchen with a head chef who had his heart broken by his emotionally abusive ex, that’s left him exceedingly wary of relationships and not all that keen on living life beyond his kitchen. Until a young pastry chef comes to work for him and begins to stir him back to life.
Diego is a grumpy sweetheart. He’s hurt and brooding and thinks Ben is too young for him. He doesn’t want to put his heart at risk again, so instead he lurks in the background, trying not to get engage in anything. Except Ben likes him too and his friends are keen to bring Diego back into the land of the living.
The problem is, as sweet as this was and as much as I liked Diego, this story is told entirely from his POV. Ben comes across as this friendly, likable guy who Diego wants to avoid. We hear from other sources that Ben’s had a rough year and has suffered from depression, but we get no evidence of this from Ben – he doesn’t even talk about it with Diego, since the pair of them rarely talk at all. There’s also very little chemistry between them – mostly because Diego avoids him, making it a bit confusing as to why Ben is attracted to him in the first place.
So the story is a little disjointed and because Diego is oblivious to anything beyond his work, things come out of nowhere and other things happen in a rush. It also took me ages to work out just how old Ben actually is. One of Diego’s main excuses for why things wouldn’t work between them is because he’s old and Ben’s so very young. Turns out there is a twelve year age gap and Diego is forty-two (I think), which makes Ben thirty. Hardly a baby!
Where this story is strong, however, is in the kitchen. The food stuff is great, and I really liked Diego’s friends and work colleagues too. I felt like I got to know them so much better than Ben.
So overall this is a cute read with some nice characters, but only an okay romance. If Ben had been given a few scenes from his POV, I think that might have improved things and given the romance a little more power. As it stands, if you read it mainly for the food and kitchen stuff, and maybe the friendships too, then you should find plenty to enjoy here.
(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)
Diego isn’t too impressed when the restaurant’s owner insists his nephew be the new pastry chef. Despite his near-constant sour mood, Diego just can’t manage to really be mad with Ben. Ben is determined to make his own way and enjoys all aspects of working as a pastry chef. Can the two men manage to work together?
This is a really interesting, food-centric story. While the main relationship revolves around Diego and Ben and the beginning of their relationship, it’s also a strong story about the restaurant and how the various chefs all work well together. I liked how even though Diego and Ben can’t quite work out how to get together for most of it, there’s always a positivity in their interactions. Diego feels he’s too much older than Ben, and is still quite hung up on his ex. And Ben is too unsure of Diego and their hot/cold interactions. Indeed, it’s not until right at the end of the story that Ben and Diego manage to find their way together.
In the background there was plenty of sub-plot around the other members of staff and the restaurant itself. This helped the story feel lighthearted to me – and not just a dramatic, emotional story of two men trying to find their way together. Still, it was both odd and interesting that this is definitely a M/M story where the two men don’t start their romantic relationship until pretty much the end of the story. I felt Diego’s epiphany about his ex wasn’t explained as thoroughly as I’d have liked considering how much of the book he was hung up on the man. This realization felt very sudden and wasn’t given as much detail as I thought it should have. This was a critical conclusion for Diego – and an important part in his and Ben’s coming together – and I needed to stop, go back and reread a chunk of the book, feeling like I’d missed something. That jolted me out of the story quite a bit. But the end-product – Diego and Ben coming together – was lovely to read and a real high point.
An emotional, well paced and really fun story that overall I enjoyed. With only one steamy sex scene and a few delicious kisses this story is sexy and steamy – but isn’t extreme or over the top. A lovely M/M I really enjoyed.
originally posted at long and short reviews
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