Description: This memoir of the first celebrity chef, back in print after six decades, relates Charpentier's rags-to-riches story with mouth-watering recipes and descriptions throughout. He shares how he accidentally invented crepes suzette, and how he immigrated to the United States to open renowned restaurants in New York and California.
Review Quotes: "The memoirs of Henri Charpentier have the power to reveal the joys of living, and eating, with all your senses. Here is someone who never lost his almost infantile delight in life and whose alert senses never dulled."
From the Introduction by Alice Waters