In D*U*C*K, Rickey and G-manâs restaurant, Liquor, is doing well but there are the usual complications of running a kitchen: egos get bruised, people get fired . . . and then Rickey is jumped in an alley by one of their ex-waiters.
On the mend, Rickey takes a side job to cater the annual Ducks Unlimited banquet, where every course must, of course, include the ducks the hunters have bagged. Rickeyâs crew are ready to meet the challenge, but Rickeyâs not sure he can do it all and deal with the guest of honorâhis childhood hero, former New Orleans Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert.
"Fun foodie fiction, and readers will scarf it down as quickly as a plate of blackened crawfish."âPublishers Weekly
Originally published in limited hardcover editions, these two novels are full of the pure joy of love, hard work, and great food and are a tremendous extension (or introduction) to Briteâs series.
Praise fo the Rickey and G-man stories:
âA high-end restaurant is...a gift that keeps on giving. The heat, the bickerings and intrigue, the pursuit of perfection, the dodgy money keeping it all afloate: the setting spawns plots...Can the [Liquor] franchise sustain itself? The answer is yes.ââNew York Times
âWorld-class satire and perfect New Orleans lit.ââAndrei Codrescu
âSteeped in spicy dialogue and [New Orleans] flavor...a behind-the-swinging-door peek into the world of chefs.ââEntertainment Weekly
Poppy Z. Briteâs fiction set in the New Orleans restaurant world includes Prime, Liquor, and Soul Kitchen. She has also published five other novels and three short story collections. She lives with her husband Chris, a chef, in New Orleans.