Iron Chef meets The Hunger Games in Roselle Lim's dazzling YA fantasy debut following a young
noodle chef who competes in a cutthroat cooking competition for the gods. " Celestial
Banquet is a magical and delectable adventure through a culinary landscape rich in East Asian
tradition. It is also a very real look at family home and how food ties into both with an
empowered and resilient teen girl at the center. Equal parts action-packed and heartfelt I
cannot wait for readers to devour it." - Ayesha Curry Sweet July Books Once every generation
the Major Gods hold a Celestial Banquet inviting chefs from all over the Continent to prepare
mouthwatering fantastical feasts. The winner is awarded the fabled Peaches of Immortality
along with a lifetime of fame and fortune. The losers perish per the whims of the fickle gods.
Hot-headed noodle chef Cai enters the competition with dreams of owning her own restaurant and
supporting her impoverished Peninsula town. Along with the drunken Minor God Kama her
childhood crush-turned-friend Bo and dreamy noble Seon Cai must now compete against the
Continent's finest culinary masters in trials that range from hunting and serving up mystical
sea serpents to preparing a magical omurice from the eggs of the legendary Jian bird.
Battling impossible odds and inconvenient feelings for both Bo and Seon Cai is determined to
prepare a feast fit for the gods-even if she loses her life. Set in a spectacular world
inspired by Chinese and Southeast Asian folklore Celestial Banquet is an ode to food home
and family wrapped in an epic and thrilling adventure.
