The Hundred-Foot Journey (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic) - Hardcover

Morais, Richard C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410475662 ISBN 13: 9781410475664

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2015

Synopsis

The story of Hassan Haji, a boy from Mumbai who embarks, along with his boisterous family, on a picaresque journey first to London and then across Europe, before they ultimately open a restaurant opposite a famous chef, Madame Mallory, in the remote French village of Lumiere. A culinary war ensues."

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About the Author

Richard C. Morais is the editor of Penta, a Barron’s website and quarterly magazine. An American raised in Switzerland, Morais has lived most of his life overseas, returning to the United States in 2003. He is the author of The Hundred-Foot Journey and Buddhaland Brooklyn. He lives in New York City.

Review

"The Hundred-Foot Journey is a buzzing banquet that will linger in your memory long after the last page is turned." --BookPage

"Hilarious romp through life, love, and the workings of a French kitchen."  --O, The Oprah Magazine (from 26 "favorite summer reads" for 2010

"This novel, of mythic proportions yet told with truly heartfelt realism, is a stunning tribute to family and food, in that order." --BookList

"At times it reminds me of Salman Rushdie and Naguib Mahfouz, of Julia Child and Madhur Jaffrey...I loved The Hundred-Foot Journey. It also made me very hungry." --Forbes.com

"When you start reading The Hundred-Foot Journey [you] find yourself mesmerized by the inventiveness of the story and the writer's ability to cook up tantalizing aromas on paper." --The Philadelphia Inquirer

A delicious culinary romp from the beaches of Bombay to the peaks of Paris Haute Cuisine. Very charming and a delight to savor.”
--Padma Lakshmi, author of Tangy, Tart, Hot and Sweet and host of Bravo TV’s Top Chef

"Outstanding! A completely engaging human story heavily larded with the lushest, most high-test food porn since Zola. Easily the best novel ever set in the world of cooking --and absolutely thrilling from beginning to end. I wished it went on for another three hundred pages."
--Anthony Bourdain, author of Kitchen Confidential

"A gorgeous novel, vivid and intimate, tracing a journey from kitchen to kitchen, from culture to culture, with a perfect touch."
--Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief

“A page-turner that captures the extent to which nostalgia and imagination are a part of the craft of cooking, while vividly conjuring the sights and smells of the kitchen. In The Hundred Foot Journey food isn’t just a theme, it’s a main character.”
--Tom Colicchio, Chef/ Owner Craft restaurants

"Cooking and writing at a high level require great passion—exactly the kind of passion Richard Morais has poured into The Hundred-Foot Journey, the story of an Indian boy who discovers he has an extraordinary gift for cooking."
--Michael Ruhlman, author of Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking

“This tale of restaurant rivalry and a desperate quest for Michelin Stars is beautifully told. From India to France, Richard Morais takes his caravanserai of eccentric characters and mouth-watering recipes on an unlikely journey from the teeming streets of Mumbai to a quiet village in rural France. I have never experienced that most subtle of senses—smell—captured so well in print. The aroma of fine cooking just floats off the pages. Don't read this book if you're hungry. You might eat it.”
-- Simon Beaufoy, Oscar-award winning screenwriter, Slumdog Millionaire

"In The Hundred Foot Journey, Richard C. Morais conjures a richly-woven tapestry of exotic sights, smells and tastes that transports the reader to a world of epicurean delights. This is a charming, deeply felt novel that questions, and ultimately celebrates, the twists and turns of an authentically lived life."
--Elin Hilderbrand, author of Barefoot

"The Hundred-Foot Journey has great charm and is colorfully written, sensual and evocative.”
--Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat

“Precise descriptive writing offers much to savor in this bouillabaisse of a first novel."
--Kirkus Reviews

"Morais delves into a rich, imagery-filled culinary world that begins in Bombay and ends in Paris, tracing the career of Hassan Haji as he becomes a famed Parisian chef. From vibrantly depicted French markets and restaurant kitchens to the lively and humorously portrayed Haji family, Morais engulfs the reader in Hassan's wondrous world of discovery. Regardless of one’s relationship with food, this novel will spark the desire to wield a whisk or maybe just a knife and fork."
--Publishers Weekly

“Hassan Haji’s tone of voice is something of a masterpiece, cosmopolitan but not entirely European either. And the quest for the Michelin stars is a real cliff-hanger. For anyone who loves food, and who cares for character, the book’s a banquet. Lovely stuff. What a superb Merchant Ivory Production movie it would have made.”
–Simon Callow, actor (Four Weddings And A Funeral) and author of Orson Welles: The Road To Xanadu.

"This novel, of mythic proportions yet told with truly heartfelt realism, is a stunning tribute to the devotion of family and food. Bound to please anyone who has ever been happily coaxed to eat beyond the point of fullness, overwhelmed by the magnetism of 'just one more bite.'"
--Booklist (Starred Review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1410475662
• ISBN 13: 9781410475664
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 442