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One More Croissant for the Road
- Narrated by: Felicity Cloake
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
‘Joyful, life-affirming, greedy. I loved it’ – DIANA HENRY
‘Whether you are an avid cyclist, a Francophile, a greedy gut, or simply an appreciator of impeccable writing – this book will get you hooked’ – YOTAM OTTOLENGHI
The nation’s ‘taster in chief’ cycles 2,300 km across France in search of the definitive versions of classic French dishes.
A green bike drunkenly weaves its way up a cratered hill in the late-morning sun, the gears grinding painfully, like a pepper mill running on empty. The rider crouched on top in a rictus of pain has slowed to a gravity-defying crawl when, from somewhere nearby, the whine of a nasal engine breaks through her ragged breathing.
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. ‘No sweat,’ she says jauntily to his retreating exhaust pipe. ‘Pas de problème, monsieur.’
A land of glorious landscapes, and even more glorious food, France is a place built for cycling and for eating, too – a country large enough to give any journey an epic quality, but with a bakery on every corner. Here, you can go from beach to mountain, Atlantic to Mediterranean, polder to Pyrenees, and taste the difference every time you stop for lunch. If you make it to lunch, that is…
Part travelogue, part food memoir, all love letter to France, One More Croissant for the Road follows ‘the nation’s taster in chief’ Felicity Cloake’s very own Tour de France, cycling 2,300km across France in search of culinary perfection; from Tarte Tatin to Cassoulet via Poule au Pot, and Tartiflette. Each of the 21 ‘stages’ concludes with Felicity putting this new found knowledge to good use in a fresh and definitive recipe for each dish – the culmination of her rigorous and thorough investigative work on behalf of all of our taste buds.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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Critic reviews
“The nation’s taster-in-chief belongs unequivocally to Felicity Cloake.” (The Daily Mail)
"Fantastic recipes that work." (India Knight)
"Felicity Cloake has taken on the role of culinary magpie, picking up gems of kitchen wisdom from established writers and using them to produce a collection of nearly 70 classic, dependable recipes. Felicity is both meticulous and generous in crediting her sources, weaving the tips and hints of others into her own exacting recipes, making them all more practical and trustworthy. If you need a sound and workable recipe for anything from custard to cottage pie, then this is your book." (Nigel Slater)
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- Sam Butler
- 16-10-19
absolutely wonderful
god this made me very hungry and happy, it made me feel like I was on a journey with her. highly recommend.
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- Alexa
- 27-06-20
Suberb!
Inspiring journey, lovely narration, always funny and evocative. Highly recomend to cycle, travel & food coineseurs.
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- Daisy
- 21-07-21
Terrible pronunciation of French words which really is unforgivable in a French story
Love the storyline though, the journey and all the recipes. Are the recipes listed somewhere in the print version?
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- AG800
- 13-04-21
Better In hard copy
I think this, was OK and entertaining but would be better read as a book due to recipes.
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- BetsyB
- 17-05-21
Such fun! Engaging and well written / read.
Very much enjoyed this, I learnt things about cycling, food and France and even as a vegetarian loved all her foodie adventures. Light, engaging and fun - I’d recommend it and will listen to it again I’m sure.
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- Sararara
- 29-08-19
Delicious road trip
I usually listen to psychological thrillers but this was a lovely palette cleanser.
It’s part travelogue, part food history and part recipe book. Chapters were about half an hour long, each dealing with a regional speciality (some delicious, some rather grim).
Fascinating and great to dip in to, the author recounts the ups and downs of an amazing foodie trip, and an impressive cycling feat, without being too chipper or annoying.
It’s packed full of information but written with a lightness of touch, and very funny in places too.
You get a pdf of all the recipes but I’m tempted to buy the book as it has gorgeous illustrations.
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- Ms. J. L. Kyle
- 24-01-21
Fabulous, someone who see France as I do
Just what I needed during this long dark lockdown. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone talk about France and their love of it in such a perfect way. It’s everything that I love about the country. It made me smile and laugh a lot.
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- Laura R Parr
- 12-09-21
I’m hungry
Loved it and heading to France! Have food ready to eat along. I’m still hungry now
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- Jane Stanley
- 30-12-20
Entertaining
Good to listen to, following the route around France was fun. Enjoyed all the book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-05-21
hilarious tour of france
Loved it, really funny, loved the recipes at the end of every chapter. You need to have food around when listening though as it make you very hungry.
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