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The Hundred-foot Journey

By Richard C. Morais

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About the book

A middle-aged chef, Hassan Haji, recounts his life’s journey, from hisfamily’s modest restaurant in Mumbai to his elegant restaurant inParis where he has conquered the insular world of French hautecuisine. A tragedy at home in Mumbai pushes Hassan’s boisterous familyinto a picaresque journey across Europe, where they ultimately settleopposite a famous chef, Madam Mallory, in the remote French village ofLumiere. After a series of hilarious cultural mishaps, the grandFrench chef discovers, much to her horror, that the young boy cookingin the cheap Indian restaurant across the way is a chef with naturaltalents far superior to her own. A culinary war ensues, full of plottwists, pitting Hassan’s Mumbai-toughened father against the imperiousMadam Mallory, a battle royale that finally reveals to young Hassanhis true destiny in life. Full of eccentric characters, vividsettings, and delicious meals, Hassan’s charming tale lays bare theinner workings of the elite world of French haute cuisine. In theprocess, however, Hassan also discovers a truism that bedevils any manwho has gone out into the world to make his mark: the true costs ofrising to the top are only revealed later in life.

Pages: 188

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Language: English

Richard C. Morais

RICHARD C. MORAIS is a Senior Editor at Forbes and chairs the ForbesFamily Business Forum. His brief at the magazine allows him to writeon any subject he chooses and to travel anywhere in the world. AnAmerican raised in Switzerland, Morais has lived most of his lifeoverseas, returning to the U.S. in 2003. He was stationed in Londonfor 17 years, eventually becoming European Bureau Chief. His firstbook, an unauthorized biography of Pierre Cardin, was published tocritical acclaim by UK’s Bantam Press in 1991.The Hundred-Foot Journeyis his first novel.

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