Brooklyn Boy, Manhattan Girl — Greg Takoudes

Nick is our Brooklyn Boy-a working-class teen with ambitions to become the city's best chef. Julia is our Manhattan Girl-a high-society daughter to a notorious restaurateur, struggling to get out from under her father's thumb. When Nick and Julia meet, theirs is a romance like Romeo and Juliet-across class, culture, and the Brooklyn Bridge-to challenge her father's restaurant empire and compete in a televised cooking competition. Brooklyn Boy, Manhattan Girl is a novel about food, love, big dreams (that are sometimes half-baked, fully baked, crushed, or diced) and the glitz and wonderful chaos of coming-of-age in New York City.