The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You CryThe Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry
Love, Learning and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School
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Book, 2007
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Current format, Book, 2007, , Available . Offered in 0 more formatsA delightful true story of food, Paris, and the fulfillment of a lifelong dream
In 2003, Kathleen Flinn, a thirty-six-year-old American living and working in London, returned from vacation to find that her corporate job had been eliminated. Ignoring her motherÂs advice that she get another job immediately or Ânever get hired anywhere ever again, Flinn instead cleared out her savings and moved to Paris to pursue a dreamÂa diploma from the famed Le Cordon Bleu cooking school. The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry is the touching and remarkably funny account of FlinnÂs transformation as she moves through the schoolÂs intense program and falls deeply in love along the way. Flinn interweaves more than two dozen recipes with a unique look inside Le Cordon Bleu amid battles with demanding chefs, competitive classmates, and her Âwretchedly inadequate French. Flinn offers a vibrant portrait of Paris, one in which the sights and sounds of the cityÂs street markets and purveyors come alive in rich detail. The ultimate wish fulfillment book, her story is a true testament to pursuing a dream. Fans of Julie & Julia, Almost French , and Eat, Pray, Love will be amused, inspired, and richly rewarded by this seductive tale of romance, Paris, and French food.
In 2003, Kathleen Flinn, a thirty-six-year-old American living and working in London, returned from vacation to find that her corporate job had been eliminated. Ignoring her motherÂs advice that she get another job immediately or Ânever get hired anywhere ever again, Flinn instead cleared out her savings and moved to Paris to pursue a dreamÂa diploma from the famed Le Cordon Bleu cooking school. The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry is the touching and remarkably funny account of FlinnÂs transformation as she moves through the schoolÂs intense program and falls deeply in love along the way. Flinn interweaves more than two dozen recipes with a unique look inside Le Cordon Bleu amid battles with demanding chefs, competitive classmates, and her Âwretchedly inadequate French. Flinn offers a vibrant portrait of Paris, one in which the sights and sounds of the cityÂs street markets and purveyors come alive in rich detail. The ultimate wish fulfillment book, her story is a true testament to pursuing a dream. Fans of Julie & Julia, Almost French , and Eat, Pray, Love will be amused, inspired, and richly rewarded by this seductive tale of romance, Paris, and French food.
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