The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry, (Paperback)

from stephaniechase

Flinn writes the perfect kind of memoir -- a little love, a little worry, a lot of food. If you enjoyed "Julie and Julia," you'll like this -- or if you liked "Eat, pray, love," you might like this less-self-centered story of growing up and moving on!

from lindenstein

Kathleen Flinn's memoir of her time at Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris made me really happy, really inspired to do things I've always wanted to do, and really hungry. Of course, the book is filled with various recipes that feature prominently in the various chapters, and most of them are a...

from jforjules

I enjoyed the glimpse into the world of Le Cordon Bleu, but found the memoir itself to be almost cliche. Despite that, I did find myself thinking in French and even buying baguettes at the market. If only we all had the means to escape life as we know it to attend to our dreams... The recipes wer...

from abbylibrarian

Kathleen Flinn lost her job and decided to follow her dream and move to Paris to attend the famous cooking school Le Cordon Bleu. In this very accessible memoir, Flinn not only shares her cooking lessons, but the life lessons she learned while living in a foreign country and pushing herself to th...

from OliviainNJ

This is the book Julie & Julia was trying to be. Kathleen Flynn weaves romance, cooking, Paris, and a personal journey in her tale of losing her job and taking advantage of the opportunity to enroll in Le Cordon Bleu. I know some criticize the book for being unrealistic or too pollyannish (enough...