In many ways this is a case of Lost in Translation, where Davidthrows caution to the wind and embarks on a journey to do that which he has always wanted - live and work in Paris. He arrives and has to learn not only the joie de vivre, but also the basic rules of living in Paris.
We follow this renown chef through his trials and tribulations of trying to cook in a Paris postage stamp sized flat (he has to wash his pots in the bathtub) and navigate the rules for French society. Who new you had shave and get dressed just to take out the garbage?
This is another memoir cum cookbook, interlaced with all kinds of yummy delicacies you will be itching to try out. David includes not only variations on the recipes, but also a fine list of shops at the end at which one can purchase the required ingredients or equipment (provided you can remember to greet the shop keeper and navigate the complex French shopping culture.
I personally enjoyed his attempts to muddle through the healthcare system.
C'est la vie et Bon Appetite!
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