The No1 Ethical retailer for Books, CD’s, DVD’s & Games
30 Day Refund Guarantee

The Hundred-Foot Journey

The Hundred-Foot Journey

by RichardC.Morais (Author)

$10.30

Save:$9.65 (48%)

Quantity

1 in stock

More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 256
 Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 06 Jul 2010
ISBN 10: 1439165645
ISBN 13: 9781439165645

Media Reviews
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
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 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)
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
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
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.