Hundred-Foot Journey - Softcover

Richard C. Morais

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846881331 ISBN 13: 9781846881336

Publisher: Alma Books Ltd, 2011

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

Born in Lisbon and raised in Switzerland, Morais is an American who has lived most of his life overseas. He started his writing career in New York in 1984, moved to London for Forbes in '86 where he lived for 17 years, eventually becoming European Bureau Chief and Senior Editor. He won three awards and was nominated six times at the London-based Business Journalist Of The Year Awards. His first book, an unauthorized biography of Pierre Cardin, was published to critical acclaim by Bantam Press in 1991. Morais's fiction was a semi-finalist in the 2004 William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition. His short story, 'Confessions of an Aerophobe', was short-listed for Britain's Ian St James Award and published in the literary magazine, Acclaim. The Hundred-foot Journey is his first novel.

Review

"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

"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"

"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"

“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"

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

--Kirkus Reviews

"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

"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"

"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"

About this edition

• Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1846881331
• ISBN 13: 9781846881336
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280