After losing her corporate job in London, Flinn decides to follow her dreams to Paris instead of returning to Seattle. Her dream: to graduate from Le Cordon Bleu cooking school. You know, the famous cooking school that Julia Child went to? Yeah, that one.
Flinn’s memoir of her time at Le Cordon Bleu is funny and charming. During her time at the school, she moves in with her friend-turned-boyfriend, gets engaged, and gets married. As if cooking school wasn’t stressful enough! Flinn doesn’t disguise the fact that Le Cordon Bleu is hard--especially for someone like Flinn—who has never worked in the food industry. She gets off to a rocky start, but eventually wins over even the toughest chefs and earns her diploma.
This book is great for anyone who likes food and food memoirs. I really like that she included recipes at the end of every chapter. The recipes are not typical French fare. Instead, she included recipes from her friends, family, and ones she made up sometimes incorporating French ingredients or themes.
Flinn’s memoir of her time at Le Cordon Bleu is funny and charming. During her time at the school, she moves in with her friend-turned-boyfriend, gets engaged, and gets married. As if cooking school wasn’t stressful enough! Flinn doesn’t disguise the fact that Le Cordon Bleu is hard--especially for someone like Flinn—who has never worked in the food industry. She gets off to a rocky start, but eventually wins over even the toughest chefs and earns her diploma.
This book is great for anyone who likes food and food memoirs. I really like that she included recipes at the end of every chapter. The recipes are not typical French fare. Instead, she included recipes from her friends, family, and ones she made up sometimes incorporating French ingredients or themes.
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