I liked this one a little more than Liquor, but once again I had mixed feelings about it. Rickey's continued insistence on being an ignorant hot-tempered regular joe got on my nerves. He seemed so appalled by Dallas and 'fish out of water' to the extent I thought he might shrivel up and die if he didn't get home to New Orleans soon. I'm surprised his short time in New York didn't cause him to physically explode into nothingness. Rickey seems to revel in his own ignorance, and I just don't unders...

One of my favourite authors. Longer review in second line.

I knew I was in deep when Hurricane Katrina hit and my first thought was 'I hope Rickey and G-man are okay!'

Stacy, did you recommend this writer to me? Or did I read about her in The Advocate? Not sure, but I'm hooked. Two gay chefs who are lovers and who run a successful restaurant in New Orleans go through crime/suspense story, and it's fun and addictive! I'm ordering the rest of her stuff ASAP, especially if on Kindel.

Rickey and G-man's restaurant, Liquor, has been open for two years and things are going well. When Rickey gets the opportunity to do consulting work for a restaurant in Dallas, it seems like a good opportunity for them to get ahead on cash to ultimately help them buy out their investor, Lenny. Lenny's got his own issues going on - the current DA is out to get him (probably justified), and he has been arrested. Things get complicated, as they do, with plenty of great food writing, insight into th...

Another story about the life and adventures of G-Man and Ricky, 2 guys who started their own restaurant. Just as the previous book, Liquor, this book is just wonderfully written and you find yourself devouring it sentence by sentence.

More of Rickey and Gman's exploits and adventures in the food industry. I wished that this series went on forever.

I didn't like this one as much as I liked Liquor. It could just be that I read part of Liquor while in New Orleans. Much of Prime seems shrug worthy. While I still like Brite's writing and the main characters of Rickey and G-man, the plot of this book didn't spark great interest until the final third. The supporting characters once again seemed to be trying too hard to be quirky people you might see in a Tarantino movie. Most troubling though was the development of "Most beautiful girl in the wo...

Rickey gets called to consult on a Dallas restaurant, and though reluctant, he and G-Man see the big bucks as a way to gain independence from Lenny. Lovely New Orleans weather, dark familiar streets, seedy secrets and dishonest politicians. Lenny sails through a dicey situation and Rickey and G-man cement and celebrate their love. They continue to celebrate good food at Liquor and mature as chef-restaurant owners.Lenny is clearly Emeril, but who is Cooper Stark - this dissolute, dubious CIA and

Prime is the second novel . In the New Orleans Kitchen /food/ restaurant series. It,s two years after the opening of Liquor. G-Man and Rickey are doing okay. Rickey wants to fly on his own and not be in debt to Lenny. When Rickey takes on a consulting job that will bring in much needed cash, He meets an old friend and tries to juggle ethics, pride, revenge and political mayhem. Rickey and G-Man are still an interesting and stable couple. very interesting story line.

This book has a very different flavour (har har) than Poppy Z. Brite's other works, even more so than Liquor, Prime's predecessor. While Liquor did have elements of a mystery/suspense type story in the end, it was far more about the restaurant and the food than about that aspect of the story. Prime is the other way, where it's more about the mystery, and less about the food, though the food is still definitely there. Prime also features a lot more delving into Rickey and G-Man's personal life, a...

3.5 starsDidn't like it as much as Liquor; most probably because I felt the story was rather dragging with the investigation on Lenny, that just ended up going, well, nowhere. I wasn't huge on Rickey going to Dallas, be a consultant for Prime, and had the "brush with temptation" with Cooper Stark.The story did pick up, I think about the last quarter -- when Cooper (view spoiler)[was found dead (hide spoiler)] -- and all the conspiracies came to light. I actually noticed the clues in the middle,

Rereading this series, I believe Liquor for the third time and this for the second time. Last picked this up 5 or 6 years ago. I love this series, mostly for the two main characters, Rickey and G-Man. The setting is great, the characters are real and fully drawn out, and these books are great at transporting you to someplace new and different. I love the details about the food they cook, the process of creating gourmet food and the day to day business of running a restaurant. Even prep is intere...

Rickey and G-man are back in the follow-up to the New Orleans-based restaurant thriller Liquor, once again tangled in shady politics, innovative dining, and a mysterious death. Fully immersed in the day-to-day dealings of their successful restaurant, chefs, co-owners, and couple Rickey and G-man are content serving booze-laced food and making a name for themselves in the industry. When a strange offer from a well-known restauranteur in Texas arrives in the mail, requesting Rickey for a chef cons...

I loved this book.This is the third book in the series, the first book was amazing and I loved every second of it. The second book was good and I really enjoyed it, but sometimes I felt that the focus on food detracted slightly from the story, but it was still a solid four star read.This book was the perfect blend of the two, and had the page turning suspense that Poppy’s old horror books had (although this is still far from horror). This book was full of tension, excitement, crime and Poppy’s u...

Suddenly, seemingly out of the blue Rickey gets an office to consult for a restaurant in Dallas for a large amount of money. Since he has been finding to find a way to buy out Lenny's part of Liquor so he will have full independence, he decides to take it.So begins another episode in the life of G-man and Rickey, their lives together, separated briefly again, which is hard on both of them. As if that is not enough, the head chef at the restaurant that Rickey is consulting at is none other than a...

Prime packed all of the intensity of Liquor, and then kicked it up about ten notches. In the third installment of the Rickey and G-man series, we start to see fragments of Rickey's past, with stakes higher than Liquor would lead you to expect. The drama is intense and jarring, and it leaves you guessing until the last few chapters.There's something brilliant about how Rickey and G-man interact, even when they're far apart, and there's something poetic about Rickey hating to go anywhere and being...

Three things I love about this series. First: This isn't a series about being gay. It isn't a "human interest" book where the sexual orientation of the characters involved is the sole purpose of its existence -- these are stories about food and crime and New Orleans in which the sexuality of the main characters is basically irrelevant. They are gay, but the fact that they're gay has absolutely no bearing on why the rest of the events involved unfold the way they do, any more than it would if the...

If you have read the first book in Poppy Z. Brite's series, Liquor, you really need to read this sequel. I rated Liquor three stars, but Prime deserves four. I am about to begin the third book, Soul Kitchen. Brite writes with such an authentic New Orleans voice. I just love it when I stumble upon references to Louisiana gems such as Frankie and Johnny commercials and sno-balls. I laugh at how all of the local characters just don't understand "dry" counties and giving up beer for Lent.The setting...

The second in Poppy Z. Brite's Liquor series was just as enjoyable as the first, Liquor. Prime picks up the story of Rickey and G-man, owners of the New Orleans restaurant, Liquor. Prime delves more deeply into their relationship as both business and life partners, as their success as chefs changes everything at a fundamental level. As with Liquor, I love Poppy Z. Brite's engaging and entertaining writing style. Her knowledge of food and the inner workings of the restaurant world create a richly...