Helpful Score: 2
I loved this book, one of the best books I've read all year. Can't wait to see the movie. It's not that long and it's a quick read.
A great and fun read. Morais writes with style of the tale of a young Indian boy who becomes a three-star chef in Paris. Hassan Haji began his early years in Mumbai, until his family uproots and moves to Lumiere, a small town in the French Alps.
Haji's father begins a new restaurant, soon to realize his enemy is the the owner of an upscale French restaurant,
Madame Mallory. After much culinary competition between the two chefs, Madame Mallory finally agrees to mentor young Hassan into the culinary world.
The story is a delightful read, has much related to the culinary world. Even if a person isn't a great chef, he can still enjoy the charming writing of this author.
Haji's father begins a new restaurant, soon to realize his enemy is the the owner of an upscale French restaurant,
Madame Mallory. After much culinary competition between the two chefs, Madame Mallory finally agrees to mentor young Hassan into the culinary world.
The story is a delightful read, has much related to the culinary world. Even if a person isn't a great chef, he can still enjoy the charming writing of this author.
Traveling and steeped in food, this book make me want to try all kinds of exotic sounding dishes! Although Hollywood didn't quite get it on point I was not disappointed. An interesting read.
I only read the first chapter. It just did not hold my attention and I became filled with dread at having to suffer through the rest of the book so I just stopped reading it. Now that I think about it, this has happened before in cooking or food based books. They sound like something I would enjoy in theory, but in reality when I try to read them they just bore me to tears.
