The Eccentric Chef

Tian Shi

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Chapters: 32

Summary

The Eccentric Chef is a long urban novel by the web writer Tian Shi. It entered Qidian's "Premium Channel" on September 22, 2014; the book runs to about 6.28 million characters and 2,026 chapters and was completed on June 1, 2017. The story begins at an oasis in a boundless desert: the protagonist, Bai Lu, grows up in a special prison there, learning a host of odd skills from all manner of strange people—he can fight, he can play the trumpet, and most remarkably he possesses a peerless culinary art known as the "Divine Culinary Way." After leaving the desert he comes to the capital and takes over a small restaurant left to him by his second uncle; with his outstanding skill and a set of eccentric rules he gains a foothold in Beijing and befriends the police officers Sun Min, Zhang Shasha, He Shanqing, Ding Ding, Liu Wenqing, Gao Yuan, and others. The little restaurant grows ever busier, and through various chances he enters show business, singing and acting, until he becomes the country's top male star. The author calls the book a "casual narrative," written without a strong main plot or outline; events unfold like a day-to-day account of life, using a comic tone to depict the daily lives of ordinary people while, through the protagonist, exposing the hidden rules of the entertainment industry, social injustice, environmental protection, and children's rights. Reader reactions are polarized: some find it authentic and warm, good for a meal and for unwinding, while others find the plot loose and the protagonist's behavior monotonous.

Editor's review

在被系统、金手指、升级打脸塞满的都市文里，《怪厨》是个异类：主角白路最大的本事是做饭，最大的野心是让客人吃得舒服。书里的美食段落写得有滋有味，一大锅热汤、一盘熗拌土豆丝、几盘大豆腐，都能写出烟火气和诚意；配上作者那股京味十足的对话和抖机灵，读起来轻松、解压、下饭。它的好也在于“不端着”：白路会打架、会受伤、会逃命，对朋友仗义，对坏人往死里整，像个“稍微牛一点的老百姓”。作者自称写的是“散说”，没有大纲和强主线，所以有人认为故事松散，但喜欢的人恰恰爱这种流水账式的生活感。它还借主角的经历照见演艺圈潜规则、环保、儿童权益等现实议题，笑闹之外留下一点分量。适合想找一本随手翻、慢慢看的轻松都市文的读者。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢美食题材、看重“下饭感”的都市小说读者
偏爱轻松搞笑、对话流、京味调侃文风的读者
想找长篇幅、完本可放心追读的网文读者
喜欢小人物日常、不追求强主线剧情的读者

Not a good fit for

习惯系统流、金手指、快节奏升级打脸爽文的读者
无法接受情节松散、缺乏主线大纲的读者
偏好严谨文学结构与紧凑叙事的读者

Reading tips

把它当下饭菜读，每餐翻一段，不必追求情节快进
前期以厨房与美食为主，可据此判断是否合口味
全书628万字，善用章节名检索，跳读不喜欢的支线
注意区分真实信息：本书为网络连载作品，暂无正式出版版本

Chapter 1 I Come from the Desert
Chapter 2 The Five-Star Grand Hotel
Chapter 3 Treasure in the Distant Mountains
Chapter 4 Trouble at the Restaurant
Chapter 5 The Three Young Masters
Chapter 6 The Hooligan Calls the Police
Chapter 7 Someone Calls the Police Again
Chapter 8 She Is Zhang Shasha
Chapter 9 Zhang Shasha Borrows Money
Chapter 10 Zhang Shasha Takes a Job
Chapter 11 I Want to Be Number One
Chapter 12 I Know You're Good
Chapter 13 How Busy Can It Get
Chapter 14 Let's Have a Contest
Chapter 15 An Easy Victory
Chapter 16 Going to a Party
Chapter 17 The Star He Xiaohuan
Chapter 18 Sending You to School
Chapter 19 Young Master Gao Treats
Chapter 20 An Expensive Lesson
Chapter 21 He Shanqing Races
Chapter 22 The Black Santana
Chapter 23 I'm Not a Nanny
Chapter 24 Open for Business Once More
Chapter 25 Someone Comes to Challenge
Chapter 26 Chef Zhang Zhengyi
Chapter 27 Driving the Old Man Away
Chapter 28 Leisurely Happiness
Chapter 29 Venting Frustration
Chapter 30 The Last Bowl of Soup
……
Chapter 2019 The End Is the Beginning (Finale)

FAQ

《怪厨》的作者是谁？

作者是田十，网络小说作家，《怪厨》在起点中文网连载并完结，完结后他又推出了《不靠谱大侠》《超武升级》等作品。

《怪厨》是出版书吗？有ISBN吗？

目前可查资料显示《怪厨》为起点中文网连载的网络小说，未检索到正式出版的纸质版信息，因此没有可核实的出版社、出版年与ISBN。

全书大概多少字、多少章？

据百度百科词条，全书约628万字，共2026章，最后一章为《结束是开始（结局）》，于2017年6月1日完结。

主角白路是什么样的人？

白路在沙漠中的特殊监狱长大，学过许多古怪本事，厨艺被称作“神传厨道”。他外貌光头、性格随性，善良又有正义感，爱整蛊坏人，对朋友十分仗义。

这本书适合爱吃美食文的读者吗？

前期有大量厨房做菜与食客反应的描写，美食感强；但后期厨房渐成副业，主角重心转向娱乐圈，若只爱纯美食文需有心理准备。

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About the author

Tian Shi Author

Tian Shi is a Chinese web-fiction author whose works span a fairly wide range of subjects. Public information about the author is limited, and personal details such as birth and death dates and nationality are not available. Eight of the author's works are included in the collection, with representative titles including The Unreliable Hero, The Strange Chef, Minor Cultivation, The Cultivator's Record, and Super Martial Arts Upgrade. These works range across male-oriented fiction, urban fiction, Eastern fantasy, and alternate history, and have been labeled as premium fiction and quality web novels. The titles often carry a light, playful, or unconventional tone, as seen in The Unreliable Hero and The Strange Chef, suggesting that the author prefers vivid character setups and brisk storytelling within genre frameworks, while also drawing on common web-fiction elements such as cultivation and martial-arts progression. The broad range of subjects makes the works suitable for readers who enjoy diverse genres.