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Bill Buford turns his inimitable attention from Italian cuisine to the food of France. Baffled by the language but convinced that he can master the art of French cooking--or at least get to the bottom of why it is so revered-- he begins what becomes a five-year odyssey by shadowing the esteemed French chef Michel Richard in Washington D.C. But when Buford (quickly) realBill Buford turns his inimitable attention from Italian cuisine to the food of France. Baffled by the language but convinced that he can master the art of French cooking--or at least get to the bottom of why it is so revered-- he begins what becomes a five-year odyssey by shadowing the esteemed French chef Michel Richard in Washington D.C. But when Buford (quickly) realizes that a stage in France is necessary he goes--this time with his wife and three-year-old twin sons in tow--to Lyon the gastronomic capital of France. Studying at L'Institut Bocuse cooking at the storied Michelin-starred La M??re Brazier enduring the endless hours and exacting rigeur of the kitchen Buford becomes a man obsessed--with proving himself on the line proving that he is worthy of the gastronomic secrets he's learning proving that French cooking actually derives from (mon dieu!) the Italian.(less)