The Hundred-Foot Journey

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

Now a major motion picture starring HELEN MIRREN, OM PURI, MANISH DAYAL and CHARLOTTE LE BON, The Hundred-Foot Journey is a culinary fairytale - hailed as 'Slumdog Millionaire meets Ratatouille' by The New York Times Book Review - about a young Indian boy who becomes a three-star chef in Paris.

Born above his grandfather's modest restaurant in Mumbai, Hassan Haji first experienced life through intoxicating whiffs of spicy fish curry, trips to the local markets and gourmet outings with his mother. But when tragedy strikes, the Hajis leave India and embark on a journey around the world, eventually opening an Indian restaurant in Lumiere, a small town in the French mountains. The family takes the village by storm, provoking the ire of their neighbour - Madame Mallory, the proprietress of an esteemed French relais. Only after waging culinary war with the immigrant family does Madame Mallory agree to mentor young Hassan, leading him to Paris and a host of new adventures. A testament to the inevitability of destiny, this is a fable for the ages: charming, endearing and compulsively readable.

"A completely engaging human story heavily larded with the lushest, most high-test food porn since Zola. Easily the best novel ever set in the world of cooking-and absolutely thrilling from beginning to end. I wished it went on for another three hundred pages." -Anthony Bourdain

"Seeded with delightful arcana...Certain readers will want to skip ahead to the descriptions of food, as others do to sex scenes. The novel's charm lies in its improbability: it's Slumdog Millionaire meets Ratatouille." -New York Times Book Review

"[A] delicious, fairy-tale-like read...Well worth every step of the journey from the kitchens of India to the kitchens of France."-NPR

"Sumptuous...The Hundred-Foot Journey is not just about cooking, but about the clash of cultures-and how in the end, exceptional food bridges all barriers...I ate it all up in a matter of hours."-Travel and Leisure

"I have never experienced that most subtle of senses-smell-captured so well in print. The aroma of fine cooking just floats off the pages...Don't read this book if you're hungry. You might eat it."-Simon Beaufoy, Oscar Award-winning screenwriter of Slumdog Millionaire

"A delicious culinary romp from the beaches of Bombay to the peaks of Paris Haute Cuisine. Very charming and a delight to savor."-Padma Lakshmi, New York Times bestselling author and former host of Top Chef

"A richly-woven tapestry of exotic sights, smells and tastes that transports the reader to a world of epicurean delights. This is a charming, deeply felt novel that questions, and ultimately celebrates, the twists and turns of an authentically lived life."-Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author of Barefoot

"[You'll] find yourself mesmerized by the inventiveness of the story and the writer's ability to cook up tantalizing aromas on paper."-The Philadelphia Inquirer

"A sumptuous story of a globe-trotting family and the means by which food nourishes both the body and the soul...The Hundred-Foot Journey is a buzzing banquet that will linger in your memory long after the last page is turned."-Bookpage