One More Croissant for the Road: Felicity Cloake

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I only wish I was familiar with a lot of the dishes she describes (I’ve never been to France), but I suppose I‘ve learned some new recipes and foods to try in the future! By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. as he passes, she casually reaches down for some water,smiling broadly in the manner of someone having almost toomuch fun. So poorly constructed, that by the time you’ve finished the paragraph, you’ve forgotten how and why it started. A battered van appears behind her, the customary cigarette dangling from its driver's-side window… as he passes, she casually reaches down for some water, smiling broadly in the manner of someone having almost too much fun.

New discoveries were as thrilling as the classics were comforting – I thought I was au fait with French food, when I had barely scratched the surface. Such a shame because the title is clever, and the idea for the book is good, and there are a few brief funny parts. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook).Her bluffer’s guide to French bread told me more on one page than I’ve learnt frequenting boulangeries in the six years I’ve lived [in France]. I have never been to France, and I don't consider myself a foodie, but this travel and food memoir was such a cozy delight. Very much enjoyed this, I learnt things about cycling, food and France and even as a vegetarian loved all her foodie adventures. Our recent holiday in the Lake District proved that I can cycle several days in a row, albeit not the distances Cloake covers.

I read this on a kindle and there wasn’t any photos or map in the book so I hope there is when it’s printed as they are desperately needed for a book such as this. With French food firmly back on the British menu, this feels like the right time to get back in the kitchen and remind ourselves why we fell in love with it in the first place. I chose a good moment to read it as I am at present in France myself (although not doing any cycling).There was more than one occasion that I took my hat off to her with the variety (and quantity) of food she managed to put away, especially the offal-based delights French-born people naturally love, but don’t often get a warm reception from the overseas palate. The author comes across as your friend, your ideal travel companion and breathes fresh air into the usual travelogue and guides. Often delightful, occasionally repetitive (as anybody’s travels start to sound, especially a month of them), and I felt a bit sick at the descriptions of so much meat. I thought the idea of doing a Tour de France on a bike to try the local food specialties was brilliant and I certainly enjoyed going along for the ride.