BOTTOMS UP (ONE-SHOT) (MR) (30 Jul Release)

A story that's 1 part recipe blog¸ 1 part comic book¸ with a dash of sardonic humor¸ a dollop of existential dread¸ and a pinch of gig economy camaraderie. Suzette is an over-kneaded and over-proofed pastry chef¸ running a cooking blog and doing her best to share whatever culinary wisdom she's managed to scrape from the city's top kitchens. Her latest post introduces "interview tiramisu¸" a dessert so good it'll land her a juicy new job opportunity. Yet as she runs all over town acquiring the very best ingredients¸ why does she get the creeping feeling that everything's about to go really¸ really wrong? Barbara Benas blends forms to create a surrealist recipe blog exploring the pressure of perfection¸ the anxiety of creation¸ and what happens when the grind finally wears you down. Published with a premium foil-accented cardstock cover.