The charming, funny and compulsively readable novel about restaurant rivalry, the desperate quest for Michelin Stars and the hundred-foot distance between a new Indian kitchen and a traditional French restaurant in Paris, is now a major movie.
Abbas Haji is the proud owner of a modest family restaurant in Mumbai. But when tragedy strikes, Abbas propels his boisterous family into a picaresque journey across Europe, finally settling in the remote French village of Lumiere, where he establishes an Indian restaurant - Maison Mumbai.
Much to the horror of their neighbour, a famous chef named Madame Mallory, the Indian establishment opposite her own begins to garner a following. Little does she know that the young Hassan, son of Abbas, has discovered French cuisine and has vowed to become a great French chef. Hassan is a natural whose talents far outweigh Mme Mallory's, but the tough old Frenchwoman will not brook defeat.
This delicious tale of restaurant rivalry, the desperate quest for Michelin Stars and the hundred-foot distance between a new Indian kitchen and a traditional French restaurant in Paris is now an exciting, lush and beautiful movie. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom, produced by Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey, and starring, among others, the fabulous Helen Mirren, The Hundred-Foot Journey will be a joy to watch.
The Hundred-Foot Journey
The fantastic debut novel behind one of this years must see movies. This book is so incredibly visual and detailed that it reads like a biography, it's hard to believe that this is Richard C. Morais' first novel. What really elevates this book beyond all the other drama-comedies out there are the characters and the relationships between them. The dialogue between these characters is genuinely hilarious and heart-warming, and makes this a novel you will never forget. Reviewed by 52mm.
QBD, 07/10/2014
