Cate Morgan
I saw a really great Shakespearean retelling of MacBeth starring James MacAvoy and Keeley Hawes that took place in a Michelin-starred restaurant in the UK. Being the magnificent actor that he is (not to mention entirely charming and easy on the eyes to boot), I immediately wondered how I could riff off that in a less dark, grand theatre way that would translate well to the romance genre. The main conflict would have to be focussed on the main characters, with minor complications coming from outside.
When I started researching (read: watching more Netflix and talking to my former chef of a husband, who once owned his own restaurant), I started watching one of Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares (UK Version) and learned that the Chef-as-a-Rock Star culture had a dark side--that of booze and drugs on top of pressure pressure pressure, the dark side is not, unfortunately, uncommon.
One thing I love about writing (beside the going to work in one's pjs) is the research I get to do. I'm always learning, very day.
When I started researching (read: watching more Netflix and talking to my former chef of a husband, who once owned his own restaurant), I started watching one of Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares (UK Version) and learned that the Chef-as-a-Rock Star culture had a dark side--that of booze and drugs on top of pressure pressure pressure, the dark side is not, unfortunately, uncommon.
One thing I love about writing (beside the going to work in one's pjs) is the research I get to do. I'm always learning, very day.
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