A review by aliterarylion
Flavor, Vol. 1 by Wook Jin Clark, Joseph Keatinge, Ali Bouzari, Tamra Bonvillain
5.0
~NerdBurger Recommendation~
I didn't notice until after I finished this volume that it was only recently published and there aren't more for me to read at this time. I didn't know what to expect from this story other than it was culinary-themed. I did not expect the rich world building, deep character stories, and unique political system. In this medieval-modern hybrid, you need a license to cook professionally and there are prestigious academies you can attend to earn those esteemed titles. Flavor focuses on a young women trying to save her paraplegic parents and their lowly omelette shop. Omelettes are ironically the dish you need to perfect to enter the culinary academy. I liked the parallels between the young woman and a student in the academy. I liked the competitions and how seamlessly food was woven into the society. It's a necessity, but it was also art, competition, and a gritty integration of how these people live. Flavor was a unique comic that pulls you in and I need to dip my spoon into more of this tasty series! It's on the opposite end of the Chew comics definitely!
I didn't notice until after I finished this volume that it was only recently published and there aren't more for me to read at this time. I didn't know what to expect from this story other than it was culinary-themed. I did not expect the rich world building, deep character stories, and unique political system. In this medieval-modern hybrid, you need a license to cook professionally and there are prestigious academies you can attend to earn those esteemed titles. Flavor focuses on a young women trying to save her paraplegic parents and their lowly omelette shop. Omelettes are ironically the dish you need to perfect to enter the culinary academy. I liked the parallels between the young woman and a student in the academy. I liked the competitions and how seamlessly food was woven into the society. It's a necessity, but it was also art, competition, and a gritty integration of how these people live. Flavor was a unique comic that pulls you in and I need to dip my spoon into more of this tasty series! It's on the opposite end of the Chew comics definitely!