Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-282) and index of recipes (pages 283-285)
Contents:
Prologue: this is not for pretend Life is not a dress rehearsal Lost in translation Culinary boot camp Taking stock Memoirs of a quiche La vie en rose No bones about it Splitting hares The souffle also rises As the vegetables turn Final exam: basic C'est la vie, c'est la guerre A week in Provence Rites of passaage The silence of the lamb I am a pizza for Kathleen A sauce thicker than blood La catastrophe Americaine Bon travail final exam: intermediate Back in bleu Great expectations Gods, monsters, and slaves La danse Bye-bye, lobster I didn't always hate my job An American hospital in Paris Final exam: superior Epilogue: Thanksgiving in Paris