Hundred Foot Journey (Morais) - Book Reviews

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The novel’s charm lies in its improbability: it’s Slumdog Millionaire meets Ratatouille.
New York Times Book Review


Serious foodies will swoon. Morais throws himself into the kind of descriptive writing that makes reading a gastronomic event.
Washington Post Book Review


[A] rich, imagery-filled culinary world that begins in Bombay and ends in Paris.... From vibrantly depicted French markets and restaurant kitchens to the lively and humorously portrayed Haji family, Morais engulfs the reader in Hassan’s wondrous world of discovery. Regardless of one’s relationship with food, this novel will spark the desire to wield a whisk or maybe just a knife and fork.
Publishers Weekly


This novel, of mythic proportions yet told with truly heartfelt realism, is a stunning tribute to the devotion of family and food. Bound to please anyone who has ever been happily coaxed to eat beyond the point of fullness, overwhelmed by the magnetism of "just one more bite."
Booklist


Precise descriptive writing offers much to savor in this bouillabaisse of a first novel....it's the story of a Muslim boy born in Mumbai who grows up to achieve great fame in the rarefied world of French cuisine.... Will this book eventually become a Merchant-Ivory film, laden with choice roles for Indian actors and featuring (a no-brainer, this) Meryl Streep?
Kirkus Reviews