Off Menu, Amy Rosen
Off Menu, Amy Rosen
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Off Menu
A Novel

Author: Amy Rosen

Narrator: Emma Johnson

Unabridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 06/17/2025

Synopsis

Twenty-something Ruthie Cohen, a data entry minion for a second-tier movie app, spends her days thinking about the kickass meals she’s going to make for her besties, Trish and Lilly, while pining for Dean (sigh, Dean), her vacation fling from six months earlier. Could they have made it work in real life? On top of that, Bubbe Bobby Grace, Ruthie’s beloved and inspiring grandmother, passed away and left Ruthie an inheritance of $62,873.42, along with instructions on how to use it: “Follow your passion, Dollface.” During a prosecco-fueled night with her gal pals, Ruthie decides to turn her passion into a career and learn the art of French cooking, enrolling in culinary school, paying tuition, and buying her chef’s whites with a few quick clicks online. It’s not long before Ruthie marches into the kitchen and feels the heat from her cooking partner, Jeff, the super hunky (totally taken!) musician that weasels his way into her brain — right next to Dean. How can anyone be expected to focus on school, cooking, career planning, baking, friends, and deciding between two hot guys, especially when one of them also thinks that John Cusack is woefully underrated? And what if neither feels quite like Ruthie’s perfect pairing?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kaitlin on January 19, 2025

I absolutely loved the cover of this book that is displayed on Netgalley. It displays colorful food, lipstick, friends/family, and alcoholic beverages which is a recipe for fun! I enjoyed all of the bits about culinary and all of the fun things she baked. I did however have a few things that I disli......more

Goodreads review by Karen on January 26, 2025

3.5 Stars Rounded up to 4 If this novel were solely about food and the protagonist’s pursuit of her passion for cooking, I would have rated it five stars. However, it lost some of its appeal with the immaturity regarding drinking, dating apps, casual sex, and a distorted view of relationships. I grit......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on June 12, 2025

3.5 rounded up This was a fun, lighthearted cross between Bridget Jones and the Great Canadian Bake-off. Foodies and romance lovers are sure to enjoy this love story slash coming of age debut novel about a young chef trying to find love and open her own food-based business. It was full of humor, rela......more

Goodreads review by AmyNsReads on June 03, 2025

As a food and book lover I wanted to love it. I just couldn't get past the FMC and her decisions. Spolier alert: I was rooting for her to pursue her dreams and loved the relationship with her girlfriends, but the whole being the other woman while not thinking she was just because they hadn't been inti......more

Goodreads review by Louise on February 26, 2025

I requested Off Menu on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review because I’m a huge fan of foodie fiction. After Ruthie’s much-loved grandmother passes away and leaves her $62k, she quits her boring office job and decides to follow her passion for cooking by enrolling at culinary school. I’m going......more

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