" Despite my own personal fantasy of one-day completing the full regimen at Le Cordon Bleu, and thus my proclivity to find almost anything related to french culinary arts absolutely riveting, II found this book a bit underwhelming. I did a poisson et fruits de mer course at the Cordon Bleu when we lived in Paris, so perhaps some of the mystique was shattered for me. This book had some good moments, but most were situational details and not necessarily literary flourishes. I didn't feel connected to her as a cook, either, which is a critical factor in a book like this. I appreciated the idea, the effort and the inclusion of detail and recipes --- but I felt myself longing for more after it was over. "
— Chad, 1/20/2014