New Brooms

** "New Brooms" by Robert J. Shores is a collection of essays that blends lightheartedness with serious thought as it looks at different parts of life and society. The book starts by introducing Bartholomew Buttercake, a cook with a funny and smart way of looking at how cooking and thinking are connected. Buttercake sees cooking as a way to show who you are and what your values are. The beginning of "New Brooms" starts with a funny note to a magazine editor, where Buttercake talks about being a cook and sharing his thoughts on people based on what he sees in the kitchen. **