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Bloomsbury Lifestyle wins anonymous chef's début in an 11-way auction
Bloomsbury Lifestyle has acquired a début by an anonymous author known as "Slutty Cheff" in an 11-way auction.
Editorial director Grace Paul acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to Tart: Misadventures of an Anonymous Chef in a competitive 11-way auction from Ben Clark at The Soho Agency, and the book is scheduled for publication on 17th July 2025.
US rights were also acquired by Emily Graff at Simon & Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books and Italian rights were acquired by Mondadori in a pre-empt. TV/Film rights are at Working Title, and the deal was brokered by Luke Speed of Speed Literary and Talent Management.
Slutty Cheff is a chef and writer who writes anonymously about sex, food and the restaurant world. She is the creator of the @SluttyCheff Instagram account where she posts her stories anonymously, and has her own column in British Vogue.
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According to the synopsis: "From working 60-hour weeks in windowless kitchens and being the only woman in the changing room to the pure thrill of a busy service, falling in love with other chefs and cycling home through a city bubbling over with potential, Slutty Cheff’s misadventures in food and sex are about experiencing and embracing life to the fullest."
Paul said: "I absolutely love Slutty Cheff’s writing as it’s so fresh, fun and provocative. The hospitality world is glorious yet at times chaotic and it keeps you coming back for more, just like love, so I’m excited for readers to experience that insatiable feeling through Slutty’s writing."
The author added: "Writing this book has been so much fun, especially with the helpful guidance of Grace and Emily who have been teaching me when using the f word is not all that necessary. Being published by the same UK publishers that published Anthony Bourdain’s books is a really special thing to me. I hope hospitality workers can see their lives reflected in the pages and I hope non-hospitality workers will start showing up to their table bookings on time."
