Name: The Hundred-Foot Journey
ISBN: 9781476765853

Richard C. Morais

Follows the life journey of chef Hassan Haji, who progresses from his family's modest restaurant in Mumbai to master haute cuisine in an elegant Parisian restaurant.

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The Hundred-Foot Journey

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Eva Ströberg

Totally agree with the rest of the people here about the book.

The book should be interesting, it is about food and restaurants, my fave topic, but this book feels empty and amateur. Are they really Indian family fleeing for their lives to Europe to start anew? I feel like that part is lacking a soul from a non-Indian author. The description of the dishes were almost good enough but I guess there were many things went unexplained in this book, a shame, because it could have been good.

I did watch the film, a long time ago, before I picked up the book and I thought the film was somewhat better thanks to Helen Mirren who played Madame Mallory, the rest of the cast? Maybe not so much.

Anyway, the book is still entertaining, hence the 3 stars

This charming, funny and compulsively readable novel is a delicious tale of restaurant rivalry, the desperate quest for Michelin Stars and the hundred-foot distance between a new Indian kitchen and a traditional French restaurant.

Sarah Jackson

** spoiler alert **
           I loved the beautiful descriptions in this book but I feel like it was 2 separate stories that were sort of smooshed together.

The first half of the story was about his family moving to France and the struggle of opening up an Indian restaurant. The second half was about the main character and his life in Paris as a semi-famous 2/3 star chef.

These were both very interesting stories but I feel like they were both missing that spark which would have come if they were their own separate books.

All in all, I did enjoy it

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Now adapted into a major Hollywood film starring Helen Mirren and directed by Lasse Hallstrom, director of Chocolat and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. Produced by Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey and Juliet Blake.

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