\'A chomping, romping, savoury tour de force: by turns hilarious, and seriously thought provoking\' Simon SchamaFor most of his adult life, Bill Buford had secretly wanted to find himself in France, in a French kitchen, having mastered the art of French haute cuisine.. \'A chomping, romping, savoury tour de force: by turns hilarious, and seriously thought provoking\' Simon SchamaFor most of his adult life, Bill Buford had secretly wanted to find himself in France, in a French kitchen, having mastered the art of French haute cuisine.