WHAT I AM READING NOW: The Hundred-Foot Journey

I am currently reading "The Hundred-Foot Journey" by Richard C. Morais reviewed in the New York Times. It's the story of a boy who goes from Mumbai to Paris and becomes a great chef. I typically like just about any book about Paris, especially about culinary Paris, read "The Sharper Your Knife the Less You Cry" by  Kathleen Flinn, but  "The Hundred-Foot Journey" is especially wonderful. I almost read the complete book on my flight home from Maine to San Diego.

My favorite excerpt quote from the book: "There are many points in life when we cannot see what awaits us around the corner, and it is precisely at such times, when our path forward is unclear, that we must bravely keep our nerve, resolutely putting one foot before the other as we march blindly into the dark."

The beautiful book cover design was done by one of my favorite illustrators of all time the incredible and prolific "Olaf Hajek," (see post below).