Dirt : adventures in Lyon, as a chef in training, father, and sleuth looking for the secret of French cooking / Buford, Bill, read by the author, 413 pgs.
There is so much to love about this memoir from Buford. He is in France with his family to cook and learn about French food. He does a stage at a Michelin starred restaurant that sounds like an abusive relationship. Do chefs have a more demanding training than doctors? The book bounces around from his cooking, what he learns about how people live in France, history of French food. I was particularly struck by a story about bread in France and talking to the baker who used LOCAL flour that is milled just days before used in his bread. I couldn't get enough of it. It is one of those books that I sped up just a tiny bit but then went back to normal speed because Buford just has this interesting voice and energy that is better at real speed. I found the whole thing very fascinating and if you are interested in any of these topics, you might find it so too.
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