The sharper your knife, the less you cry: love, laughter, and tears in Paris at the world's most famous cooking school

This is not for pretend

Basic cuisine. 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 soufflé also rises ; As the vegetables turn ; Final exam : basic

Intermediate cuisine. 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 Américaine ; Bon travail ; Final exam : intermediate

Superior cuisine. 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

Thanksgiving in Paris

Extra recipes

Menu guide for book clubs.