The Hundred-Foot Journey - Softcover

Born in Lisbon and raised in Switzerland, Morais has lived most of his life overseas. He started his writing career in New York in 1984, moved to London for Forbes in '84 where he lived for 17 years, eventually becoming European Bureau Chief. His first book, an unauthorized biography of Pierre Cardin, was published to critical acclaim by Bantam Press in 1991. Morais's fiction was a semifinalist in the 2004 William Faulkner Award. His short story, "Confessions of an Aerophobe," was short-listed for Britain's Ian St. James Award and was published in the literary magazine, Acclaim. Maison Bombai is his first novel. He is a Senior Editor at Forbes.

With his debut novel, longtime Forbes magazine correspondent Morais delves into a rich, imagery-filled culinary world that begins in Bombay and ends in Paris, tracing the career of Hassan Haji as he becomes a famed Parisian chef. Narrated by Hassan, the story begins with his grandfather starting a lowly restaurant in Bombay on the eve of WWII, which his father later inherits. But when tragedy strikes and Hassan's mother is killed, the Hajis leave India, and, after a brief and discontented sojourn in England, destiny leads them to the quaint French alpine village of Lumière. There, the family settles, bringing Indian cuisine to the unsuspecting town, provoking the ire of Madame Mallory, an unpleasant but extremely talented local chef. From vibrantly depicted French markets and restaurant kitchens to the lively and humorously portrayed Haji family, Morais engulfs the reader in Hassan's wondrous world of discovery. Regardless of one's relationship with food, this novel will spark the desire to wield a whisk or maybe just a knife and fork..
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