Book Review: Pizza, Love, and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous

My first post is going to be a review on the book: Pizza, Love, and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous. The book is written by Kathryn Williams, and overall, I would give it an 8/10. I give it an eight because I felt as if the author did not put enough details in some parts of the story. I also think that the title is misleading because Sophie, (main character), did not get famous because of pizza or love.  But I really liked how the book contained some recipes that were made in the book. I recommend this book to anyone who wants a light and quick read, and also if you are interested in cooking because I have learned quite a few cooking tips from reading this book!

The book revolves around Sophie Nicolaides. Her dad owns Taverna Ristorante, which is an Italian-Greek restaurant. One day, her best friend Alex tells her about Teen Test Kitchen, which is a reality cooking show. In order to get on the show, you have to try out by cooking a meal for judges. Sophie wins over the judges with her rosemary lamb chops, and is now one of the eight contestants on the show. Sophie is flown to Napa, California, where she spends seven weeks at the National Culinary Academy (NCA), prepping for the final round. The show winner will receive a scholarship to the NCA, and also an apprenticeship at Om, the restaurant owned by the show's  judge-producer and top chef, Tommy Chang. In the book, Sophie has to deal with drama and friendships while being on the show.

Attached to this post is a video with Kathryn Williams, the author. She talks about inspiration for the book, and why she wrote it. If you want to watch the video, I would skip to 0.24 seconds because that's when she starts to talk about the book! :)