Kitchens of the Great Midwest Format:Paperback author of the instant New

author of the instant New York Times bestseller The Nest

until it didn't

but pretty soon

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST

self-righteousness

Kitchens of the Great Midwest Format:Paperback author of the instant NewFrom New York Times bestselling author J. Ryan Stradal, Kitchens of the Great Midwest is a novel about a young woman with a once in a generation palate who becomes the iconic chef behind the country's most coveted dinner reservation. When Lars Thorvald's wife, Cynthia, falls in love with wine and a dashing sommelier he's left to raise their baby, Eva, on his own. He's determined to pass on his love of food to his daughter starting with pured pork