Dirt: Adventures, with Family, in the Kitchens of Lyon, Looking for the Origins of French Cooking by Bill Buford

Dirt: Adventures, with Family, in the Kitchens of Lyon, Looking for the Origins of French Cooking

Bill Buford

448 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction memoir lighthearted medium-paced

Description

Bill Buford turns his inimitable attention from Italian cuisine to the food of France. Baffled by the language, but convinced that he can master the art of French cooking--or at least get to the bottom of why it is so revered-- he begins what beco...

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