The Different-Every-Day Cafe by Adam K. Watson

Chef Lottie Livermore can handle a dinner rush, difficult clients, and kitchen disasters—but nothing prepares her for The Different-Every-Day Cafe.

After her boyfriend disappears and her catering gigs for the wealthy elite of Dacorum, Tennessee, barely keep the lights on, Lottie is handed the opportunity of a lifetime: her own restaurant with no strings attached. Or so it seems.

While serving up candied bacon BLTs and prime rib burgers, Lottie stumbles into a dangerous secret beyond the kitchen walls. Her mysterious benefactor is hunting a stolen historical letter—one claiming a beloved culinary icon was a murderer.

Suddenly trapped in a web of blackmail, deception, and obsession, Lottie finds help in unlikely places: Chloe, a teenage gamer she’s never met in person, and The Admiral, a “fake” lost cat who somehow turns into her very real roommate.

To save her future, Lottie must uncover the truth before she goes from serving sandwiches to serving time.

Trey Chapman may just be the most famous chef in the world, but his culinary empire has turned into a pressure cooker he desperately needs to escape. When Trey learns that he can’t simply walk away from his celebrity status, he enlists the help of his rogue little brother, Joey Chapman, to devise a plan. However, Joey has his own troubles; he’s being hunted by a federal task force after a wheel of illegal, maggot-ridden cheese, which he smuggled into the country, has taken social media by storm. This situation leads to a culinary caper that is perfect for anyone who loves food, family, and a touch of edible anarchy.

 Trey Chapman thought his troubles were over when he walked out of Cook County Jail. He was wrong.

A surprise visit from a correctional officer drags the former celebrity chef out of his new kitchen and straight into a deadly game of murder and revenge. If Trey can’t untangle the plot, his life and culinary comeback are on the line. 

Meanwhile, his brother Joey is trading smuggling for sleuthing in a desperate bid to stay out of prison. But between a new flame, a truck full of illegal fish, and a kidnapping gone sideways, staying free will take a whole new recipe for survival.

The Chapmans are back—stirring the pot, dodging bullets, and serving chaos hot.

Food and storytelling have always been at the heart of Adam K. Watson’s life. Growing up in southeastern Virginia, he spent as much time obsessed with kitchens as he did with writing. After working in enough restaurants to realize cooking was better suited as a personal passion than a profession, he earned a degree in creative writing. His career ultimately led him into two decades of broadcast television production, where he worked with globally recognized brands including ESPN, the NFL, IBM’s The Weather Company, and Gulfstream Aerospace. Watson is the author of “86 The Chef,” “86 The Secret,” and “The Different-Every-Day Cafe.” He writes culinary mysteries filled with eccentric characters, dark secrets, and chaos simmering just beyond the kitchen doors.