I read about Ms. Janowitz's first book, The Doughnut Fix, somewhere online and thought is sounded fun. Unfortunately, our county's library system does not own it but owns this one, the sequel to it.
Tris Levin's town, Petersville, is dying. People are leaving. If the town doesn't come up with a workable plan to intice people to stay or to move there, it will disappear. Tris and his family are originally from New York City and have brought their culinary skills with them. Tris is sure his new doughnut business can assist making the town viable again . ..if he can just make more doughnuts. People love his creme-filled doughnuts. Just one problem-he cannot keep up with the demand. When he finds a doughnut making robot, he knows it will solve his problem and the town's problem. But it costs $50,000.
Tris's sister, Jeanine, secretly enters him into a cooking show called, Can You Cut it? . If he wins, he could buy the doughnut robot and save Petersville.
A fast-moving plot! Ms. Janowitz's description of NYC's food made me want to visit for a week and try all of the food items she mentioned!
I did not like Tris's sisters-Jeanine is a bossy, know-it-all and Zoe is cute and knows it-dangerous! and bratty. His parents also seem a bit clueless. I despised the host of Can You Cut It?, Chef JJ. Ms. Janowitz developed her character very well!!
Ms. Janowitz includes three recipes from the cooking show in the back.
Warning/point to discuss: spoiler alert- Tris cheats in the cooking competition
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