A USA TODAY bestselling novel! As Paris rebuilds in the aftermath of World War II, Kat Fontaine never expected the skills she learned in a French chateau kitchen to be the key that unlocks the secrets swirling in her new post-war life. "Balancing action-packed scenes with entertaining appearances from Julia Child and mouthwatering descriptions of French cuisine" (Publishers Weekly), The French. Her new novel, THE FRENCH KITCHEN, is available now -- in which an ex-pat wife haunted by her experiences as an undercover agent in the American OSS during WWII crosses paths with chef Julia Child in a post-war Paris cookery class, complicating the carefully constructed high-society world she's built to hide her past.
The French Kitchen Releasing August 5, 2025 As Paris rebuilds in the aftermath of World War II, one ex. From the heights of culinary cuisine in 1950s Paris society to the underbelly of a WWII spy network embedded deep within Nazi-controlled Vichy France--and the spy backstory of the world's most famous would-be French chef, Julia Child--The French Kitchen turns up the heat on the pasts of women whose worlds collide, and forces each to question. Here are the best French cookbooks in English and French language that are written by actual French chefs for improving your overall cooking.
00As Paris rebuilds in the aftermath of World War II, one ex-pat uses the skills she learned in French kitchens during the war to bring long-held secrets to light. Paris, 1952. The French Kitchen is a book that needs to be read twice; once for the immersive experience, & again to appreciate all the subtle clues & nuances.
Set in 1943 & 1952, this stunning adventure follows the missions of Kat Fontaine as she enters war time service to find her missing brother, & Manon Altier, a French chef who works for the Resistance. Explore hundreds of French cookbooks including classic Parisian recipes, pastry baking, books by renowned French chefs and more French-inspired cooking at B&N. In The New French Kitchen, Geraldine demystifies French cooking with delectable yet easy-to-make recipes that have a little twist, or je ne sais quoi.
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