I thought this was such a cute and easy read! I was hooked from the beginning of the book and really loved the chemistry between Reese and Benny. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a cute rom com!

This is a delightful, swoony, funny, feminist rom-com! I loved the cooking show set-up, the rivals-to-lovers trope, the setting, and both the MC and LI. This book was as sweet and easy to swallow as a pastry, but with plenty of substance behind it. I adored it and will read whatever Hill writes next!

Reese is a southern gal who has won an internship at a cooking show in Seattle dealing with social media. Benny has an internship in the cooking department. When disaster strikes Benny and Reese are asked to save the day by doing a show while the bosses are away. The production is a disaster for Reese though Benny saves the day. Through many fun and quirky obstacles they begin to fall in love.
A cute tale with charming characters. Reese does not want the spotlight of the show and Benny is a natural. Opposites attract however. The banter is fun to read- they call each other by anything other than their names and it is fun to anticipate this clever, delightful banter. I would recommend this book to my patrons.

What a cute book about romance and finding love. I adored that they worked well as a team . I loved that he had her back and gave her cute nick names. I loved the other chefs when they all met up . It did bring up some issues with women/men and how men treat women. I loved that she loved art and he was a cook too. Very cute.

LOVE FROM SCRATCH by Kaitlyn Hill is a sweet New Adult romance. Reese landed her dream job - a summer intern position in the marketing department for Friends of Flavor, a foodie video channel like Bon Appetit. She’s hoping the summer job will help her land the fall internship.

And then she meets Benny, the other intern. A cute boy with cooking skills and a restaurant background who’s also looking to land that fall spot.

The two fill in for a regular host and the video goes viral with the public shipping them big time. It’s tough to stay rivals when your feelings get in the way.

I love that Kaitlyn Hill wrote a meetcute, enemies to lovers in the workplace that also dealt with serious issues like online bullying, how men and women are perceived and treated differently in the workplace, and anxiety.

Reese and Benny were incredibly relatable - Reese with her anxiety and drive. Benny with his desire to do better and see that Reese was treated equally. I loved the other Friends of Flavor stars. And Reese’s friends were the perfect support group/cheer squad.

Perfect for Emma Lord and Sarah Suk fans.

A cute light read. Although this book was fun and entertaining I felt like I had read this story before. Definitely a quick fun read, especially for Hallmark fans.

I liked this book, it was a very good rom-com. My only gripes were the ages of Reese and Benny. A lot of times I would forget that these are 18 year old's, then something would happen and I'd be like oh yeah. I honestly think this might have been a better novel if the main characters were post college rather post high school. It was still a good story and I enjoyed the plot. That is just maybe a personal preference of mine. I will say that you almost never read books about 18 years old's in that summer between college and high school so perhaps there is a big enough niche for this to be a huge success. I probably wont re-read this book, but the author has definitely made my list of people to follow.

Cute rom-com about an amateur cooking show. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to be an early reader in exchange for my review.

This book gave me all the feels. It felt similar to Emma Lord's Tweet Cute, which I absolutely loved, and had a twist of vulnerability and feminism to it that just made it *chef's kiss*. I will ship Reese and Benny until the day I die.

This one was super cute! I liked the setting and felt that I was there with Reese and Benny on the set.
I liked the chemistry they had but they were also both fighting for something they wanted.
A fun read for any teen headed off to college.

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC!

The summer before Reese starts college, she has the perfect job as a marketing intern at Friends of Flavor, her favorite cooking channel. Her goal is to impress her boss enough to land the fall internship, too. The only thing standing in her way is Benny, the culinary intern who wants the fall internship, too. When a regular chef isn’t available to film a video, Benny and Reese are told they’re filling in. Their “Amateur Hour” video is an unexpected hit, not in small part due to the chemistry between the two teens. Suddenly, they’re filming regularly, and much as Reese doesn’t want to admit it, there’s an attraction growing between her and Benny. Meanwhile, she’s noticing a lot of toxic behaviors from the men on staff, especially the CEO who ignores her other than to stare at her legs, and the way Benny is treated like the star of their videos when she has an equal part in them. How can she date Benny when it’ll be just another reason for them to see her as unworthy of her job? And is there anything she can do to make changes in her workplace, or should she just give up on the internship completely?

There are two main plot points in this book: the romance between Reese and Benny, and Reese realizing that there is a lot of sexist behavior in her workplace and trying to figure out what to do with it. The romance is very sweet, and it’s great to see the way that Benny supports Reese throughout the book. He notices when the CEO is a creep towards her and wants to do something about it, and he believes her when she talks about other issues at work. Their chemistry was evident and believable, and while there were certainly times when Reese could have just talked to Benny instead of assuming the worst, the ways she reacted made sense given her backstory.

The workplace element was also handled well. Women of all ages deal with sexist and toxic policies at their jobs. We see this in the story - it isn’t just Reese dealing with these issues but the older women as well. There’s also a point made that Reese, who is white, isn’t aware that women of color are treated even worse by their white male colleagues. Most teenage girls have gone through what Reese deals with here, whether at school, work, home, or elsewhere. It’s great to see a book where the issues are addressed head on and these girls are validated and told that their experiences are real, and that there are others out there who will work with them to help make change, even when it feels impossible.

Overall, a cute read with some important topics handled, while never feeling too “message-y.”