Tart: Misadventures of an Anonymous Chef

Slutty Cheff

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Tart: Misadventures of an Anonymous Chef

Tart: Misadventures of an Anonymous Chef

Slutty Cheff

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Description

A hilarious, hot, and steamy account of coming of age in and out of the kitchen, from the anonymous chef and columnist, Slutty Cheff.

"It's the two best things in the world: food and sex."

When Slutty Cheff finds herself bored and fed-up with her 9-5 job in corporate marketing, she turns to the only thing that she really likes to do: cooking. So she quits her job, swaps emails for emulsions, and sets off to pursue her dreams of becoming a chef.

The world of London's fine dining restaurants is so much more than she imagined: it's more challenging, and more exciting too. There are the exhausting lows of sixty-hour work weeks in windowless kitchens, and the shock of stepping into the changing room as the only woman. There are the thrilling highs of a busy night, when service is running smoothly; electrifying run-ins with hot bartenders and even hotter chefs; and, always, the exhilaration of cycling hands-free through a city that is still sleeping, on a morning where anything can happen.

This is a story about searching for your purpose, and experiencing and embracing life to the fullest along the way. The pleasure and the chaos too...

An exquisite mix of raw Anthony Bourdain-style honesty with the sharp wit of Lena Dunham's Girls, Tart is THE book for those who like to eat and f**k.

About the Author

Slutty Cheff is a cook and writer who writes anonymously about sex, food, and being a woman in the often male-dominated restaurant world. She is the creator of the growing @SluttyCheff Instagram account where she posts her stories anonymously. She has her own column in British Vogue and has also written for The Sunday Times (London) and has been interviewed by the Evening Standard (London) and Interview Magazine.

Critical Reviews

"In this anonymous tell-all, a female chef and veteran of the London haute-resto scene dishes on her time in the gourmand world. The book mixes great food with plenty of sex in a portrait of a changing food landscape at moment that was as heady as it was problematic." --The New York Times

"I devoured this book like a ravenous customer and I love it wildly. It's the most visceral food and sex writing out there - utterly delicious and utterly new." --Lena Dunham

"A charming behind-the-scenes glimpse at the culinary world... Cheff turns a wry eye toward the hazards of life in the kitchen [and] serves up spicy musings on her love life. Lively prose and a devilish sense of humor make this a compulsively readable treat. It's a refreshing forkful of food and sex."--Publishers Weekly

"Tart is Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential meets Lena Dunham's Girls, steaming with sweaty double shifts (in the kitchen and bedroom), devouring the city of London with a belly-deep sense of hunger. To be inhaled in one sitting." --Vogue

"A young Anthony Bourdain which we haven't seen in female food writing before--visceral, hedonistic and gutsy." --Dolly Alderton

"This saucy memoir delves into the author's uninhibited experiences with food, sexuality, and self-discovery... A vastly entertaining read."--Library Journal

"I don't know whether to be hungry or horny -- I absolutely inhaled this book either way."--Angela Hui, Journalist and author of Takeaway

"Essential reading on chef life and London's food scene from, I am sure, the new generation's Bourdain."--Mandy Yin, Chef, author, and founder of Sambal Shiok

"Tart is perfect. It's reminded me that, even though I've questioned my choice of working in kitchens after many tough shifts, I'll never leave the industry because it's where I feel at home."--Max Rocha, Chef, author, and founder of Café Cecilia

Publishing Information

Publisher: S&s/ Marysue Rucci Books
Pub date: 2025-08-05
Length: 336 pages

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