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If You Can't Take the Heat by Michael Ruhlman is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is If You Can't Take the Heat about?

From James Beard award-winning author Michael Ruhlman, a coming-of-age story about finding a new life and love in the kitchen...and trying not to get burned along the way. When high school football star Theo Claverback breaks his leg just weeks after a devastating break-up, he’s forced to call an audible on his summer plans and put his college ones on hold. He soon finds himself in the most unlikely of places for a jock on crutches: the kitchen of an upscale French restaurant, where he’ll work as a prep cook while his heart and leg heal. But it’s in the kitchen where Theo finds new purpose and a new romance. As he becomes a trusted employee to Chef and is welcomed into his inner circle, Theo begins to discover the true costs of running a restaurant—and what happens when you get into hot water with the wrong people. Set in Cleveland, Ohio in 1980, If You Can't Take the Heat is a gritty look inside the belly of an upscale kitchen where love and danger boil behind closed doors.

Who reads If You Can't Take the Heat?

It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Michael Ruhlman
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
2024
Language
EN
ISBN
9780593523445
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction
Rating
3.92 / 5 (66 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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