Their new neighbor is not thrilled, to say the least. Literally in the case of the troop from India, with classic Hindustani music blaring out over speakers in the garden. There, right across the street from a well-known (to epicures) classic French Inn and Restaurant, run by a snooty, unhappy woman, though an excellent chef, Papa decides to open a colorful, noisy, family style Indian Restaurant, Maison Mumbai You can just imagine the fire-works. After a brief unhappy stay in England, they move again, this time (after some driving around Europe, looking for a future home, in three second-hand Mercedes), they finally settle in the little French mountain village of Lumi ère. Morais, was titled for the very short distance between two eating establishments in his story, French and Indian, though the journey between cultures is much longer.Īn Indian family flee their home and restaurant in Mumbai, after the mother's tragic death in a riot, though not without first selling their property and making that escape with some solid cash. Our current (October-November) Cook the Books Club selection, The Hundred-Foot Journey, a novel by Richard C.
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