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‘Think Bridget Jones if she were in The Bear’ SUNDAY TIMES STYLE

‘The Devil Wears Prada for devoted foodies’ PLUM SYKES

‘Slyly satirical and richly comedic’ EVENING STANDARD

‘Sharp, witty and funny’ INDEPENDENT

‘A delicious debut’ PEOPLE

When twenty-something Isabella Pasternack is fired from a digital food magazine, she accepts a thankless job ghostwriting a cookbook for now-infamous actress, Molly Babcock. Molly, on a reputation mission now going south, meets Isabella’s earnestness with indifference and downright cruelty. But, for the first time, Isabella is determined to dig in her heels.

Filled with a colourful cast of characters – including Isabella’s acerbic roommate, her chaotic mother, and a burgeoning chef love interest – Food Person’s slice of contemporary New York life is hilarious and hopeful, charting how the course of unapologetically forging your own future can lead to everyone getting their just deserts.

‘A debut that’s about as perfect as they come’ GRANT GINDER

‘Hilarious, harrowing, and heartwarming’ J. RYAN STRADAL

‘Utterly delicious and satisfying to the end’ MARY ROACH

Publisher Review

Think Bridget Jones if she were in The Bear * Sunday Times Style * Slyly satirical and richly comedic, the protagonist in Adam Roberts’ debut novel is quite the pastiche of a modern gastronomist — A Summer Read of 2025 * Evening Standard * Roberts’ writing is sharp, witty and funny, with the ploy moving at a whiplash pace … the perfect easy-breezy beach read to devour on a sun lounger this summer — ‘Best new books to read’ * Independent * A love letter to all things food … A fun read, I devoured it in a day * The Bookish Drop, substack from The Express and Mirror * Literally the most delicious beach read – sharp, funny and bang on trend, this novel is The Devil Wears Prada for devoted foodies. I had to stop every other chapter to cook a chocolate souffle or brownies! — Plum Sykes I scarfed this book in a single seating. Utterly delicious and satisfying to the end — Mary Roach Adam Roberts made me, someone who formerly thought Chef Boyardee was the ultimate celebrity chef, an honest to goodness FOOD PERSON in this savoury meal of a debut. Charming, witty and served with all the food industry insight the author’s decades of experience brings to the table. You’ll want seconds! I can’t wait to see what Adam dishes up next — Steven Rowley At turns hilarious, harrowing, and heartwarming, this wonderful debut will be beloved by food people everywhere – and if you are not a food person already, it may make one out of you — J. Ryan Stradal Food Person is a debut that’s about as perfect as they come. Roberts takes everything you think you know about the food world and turns it on its head, whipping up a hilarious and slyly moving novel about ambition, friendship, and souffles gone awry. Get ready for a riotous romp — Grant Ginder Such good fun! Witty and refreshing * Prima *