Cooking for Claudine: How I Cooked My Way into the Heart of a Formidable French Family by John Baxter

Cooking for Claudine: How I Cooked My Way into the Heart of a Formidable French Family by John Baxter

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Cooking for Claudine: How I Cooked My Way into the Heart of a Formidable French Family by John Baxter

Cooking for Claudine is the charming and improbable tale of how a man who was raised on white bread - and didn't speak a word of French - unexpectedly ended up with the sacred duty of preparing Christmas dinner for a venerable Parisian family...
Such a likeable, readable book, packed with humour and quirky knowledge * The Independent *
John Baxter is so erudite while being so funnyHe's much more than a tourist - he's got it all.
Uproarious... Baxter's wry humour and fast-paced writing make for a highly entertaining read... a heart-warming tale of love, family and good food. * France Magazine *
John Baxter is an Australian-born writer, journalist and filmmaker. Baxter has lived in Britain and the United States as well as his native Sydney, but has made his home in Paris since 1989, where he is married to the filmmaker Marie-Dominique Montel. They have one daughter, Louise.
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ISBN 13 9781907595127
ISBN 10 1907595120
Title Cooking for Claudine: How I Cooked My Way into the Heart of a Formidable French Family
Author John Baxter
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
Year published 2011-11-03
Number of pages 208
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