Review: Top Chef in the Kitchen Beware Of The Boogey Man In The Basement
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 14, 2014
I am a huge fan of every cooking competition on the tube so immediately I love the story line. Besides as a retired director of food and beverage I actually read it to ridicule the details they didn’t cover realistically. LOL just kidding but I was a little surprised at how well this author had researched the back of the house scenes of the Executive Chef, and quite frankly the personal issues that erupt in the private life of those oh so talented food artist. But this author nailed, nailed it and when he thought no one was looking he nailed it again. So I got to really relax and enjoy read which I did immensely.This is a great beach read I spent the weekend over on the coast the sand was hot, the air salty and the book a perfect balance of ancient legends and modern juxtapositions that were in such contrast they just grabbed your interest and wouldn’t let go. Besides you will need the light of the sun to keep from being pretty dog gone scared yes indeedy.The Bony Lady’s premise is scary enough, add the location of the basement in a large old hotel and you have a prescription for scary cue organ music with Freddie Krueger tickling the ivories. It is not always an in your face scary but definitely scary organ runs in your head with Bella Lagasse kicking in with a great sidekick voice in my head. It’s like don’t open the door and yet you are compelled by an irresistible force to do just that. Well that is what it’s like reading the book when your mind is telling you don’t turn the page, and yet you must.Matt the lead characters descent in to hell is in my opinion some of the best work of the author Steve Urso. To allow the reader inside his head and understand every weird thing that was going on. But out of Matts control to stop great alternate universe stuff. Strong storylines and very developed plotting so nothing gets bogged down that with a less talented author might have been an easy mistake to make. Anyway check out this is a great weekend at the beach read as long as you are not in a tent. I’m rating it a five for a well written very balanced horror book that I have tried very hard not to give away any good spoilers.