{"product_id":"9781638931263","title":"Celestial Banquet","description":"\u003cp\u003eIron 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"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 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnce 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHot-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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBattling 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sweet July Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52905694789941,"sku":"EB_CH0400_D14-05_DUBAI","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/7773\/1381\/files\/9781638931263-1.jpg?v=1789406956","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.ae\/products\/9781638931263","provider":"Books Kinokuniya UAE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}