Amber Valenzuela 
The Alchemical Feast [EPUB ebook] 
A Culinary Rebellion

In Aethel, a world starved for magic and ruled by the tyrannical Culinary Inquisition, flavor is rebellion.  The gods, once culinary sorcerers whose meals were miracles, have vanished, leaving behind only whispers of divine banquets and the faintest trace of their alchemical power.  Now, the Inquisition enforces a bland, standardized diet, suppressing any deviation as heresy.  But in the chaotic underbelly of Veridia, the capital city, renegade chef Sarya Dubois ignites a culinary revolution.
Sarya’s clandestine kitchen is a haven of forbidden flavors, a testament to the lost art of culinary alchemy.  Her quest for rare ingredients leads her to Skyfall Temple, a crumbling edifice rumored to hold the secrets of the Pantheon’s Banquet – a mythical menu said to possess the power to summon the gods. Within the temple’s ancient kitchen, Sarya unearths these divine recipes, intricate alchemical equations capable of manipulating the very fabric of reality.
Her discovery sparks a desperate race against the Inquisition and rival chefs, all seduced by the allure of godhood.  Among them is Rhys Bowen, a culinary prodigy whose elegant dishes conceal a dangerous ambition.  He sees Sarya not as a rival, but as the key to unlocking unimaginable power.  Sarya’s journey becomes a harrowing odyssey through surreal landscapes guarded by sentient sourdough sentinels, whispering soups, and wines imbued with potent curses.  Aided by a wizened scholar and a disillusioned Inquisitor, she must decipher the divine recipes and confront the devastating truth behind the gods’ disappearance.
But as Sarya delves deeper, she uncovers a terrifying secret: the gods’ departure was not an act of caprice, but a desperate measure to protect the mortal realm from their own unstable power.  Their return, though promising unimaginable wonders, threatens to unleash a catastrophic storm upon the world.  Sarya must make a heart-wrenching choice: embrace the potential of godhood and risk destroying everything, or sacrifice the chance to reunite humanity with the divine and preserve the fragile equilibrium of existence.  In a world where the line between culinary art and arcane magic blurs, Sarya’s rebellion becomes a fight not just for flavor, but for the fate of Aethel itself.