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American Elizabeth Bard meets Gwendal over lunch during a weekend in Paris and her love story begins – with him and with French food. Each chapter takes us further into her story and each chapter is concluded by the recipes we have encountered in her story.

She moves into his tiny student flat and falls in love with French markets and French cuisine. She slowly comes to terms with the French character, French bureaucracy and the different way things are done in Europe. She learns from her Breton in-laws and struggles to get her own family to understand that the French way of life is different and that she wishes to live it, not change it.

Elizabeth’s own command of French and understanding of French thinking develops, as does her frustration with her mother and American visitors who lack both.

From Gwendal’s simple pasta which is made with ‘whatever Gwendal finds in the back of the fridge’, to ‘Lamb tagine with prunes and roasted sweet potatoes’, each recipe gives useful hints about how to prepare delicious and imaginative dishes.

A tasty read!

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