A review by nekreader
Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking by Bill Buford

2.0

I wanted to love it - a book about food and France - but alas. This book is about a lot of things, becoming a chef, the history of French cuisine, moving a family to France, restaurant culture and ultimately it is about nothing. At times pedantic, at times superficial it bounces around without a clear narrative thread or really even a point. There are fascinating snippets, such as the bits about wheat or slaughtering a pig, but as a whole, this book just falls flat.