From the author of the best-selling, widely acclaimed Heat --a new hilariously self-deprecating, highly obsessive account of the author\'s adventures, this time, in the world of French haute cuisine Bill Buford turns his inimitable attention from Italian cuisine to the food of France.
Baffled by the language, but convinced that he can master the art of French cooking--or at least get to the bottom of why it is so revered-- he begins what becomes a five-year odyssey by shadowin.
From the author of the best-selling, widely acclaimed Heat --a new hilariously self-deprecating, highly obsessive account of the author\'s adventures, this time, in the world of French haute cuisine Bill Buford turns his inimitable attention from Italian cuisine to the food of France