Freedom Fries and Café Crème ebook

January - The Height of Good TasteArmand is a professional "good-and-healthy-life" coach. He lives in Manhattan with his young daughter at Rick and Carla's, his employers who can't live without his cooking or his good taste advice. Wondering about his future, and whether he will one day meet his soul mate, Armand is not sure if he should move away or continue with the comfortable living Rick and Carla offer him.February - Happy Hour au Champagne S'il Vous Plaît!In Boston, Jessica is meeting with her French friend Anne-Sophie again, their usual Tuesday after-work ritual, for a happy hour with champagne. Today is Valentine's Day. Flutes freshly poured, the two friends are immediately accosted by a strange looking woman, Mary-Whitney. She is the wife of Spaulding, Anne-Sophie's colleague. Apparently, Spaulding has a thing for Anne-Sophie. Afraid that she may lose her husband, Mary-Whitney has come to ask her for help: could she manage to teach her how to cook healthy French food?March - Did You Say "Fromage"?Adam and Paul are two roommates who became good friends while living together in Boston. In order to impress a new woman in his life Paul asks Adam - who is a real cordon bleu chef - to cook a dinner for them. What's the reward for Adam? If the gourmet meal succeeds in helping Paul conquer his beloved, he promises to take Adam to Quebec City for a first-class culinary experience.April - Smart Food ShoppingClaudia is meeting her grandmother Mariette, who has some news for her. She just met a terrific man from Spain at the fancy supermarket in her suburban neighbourhood where she shops for healthy, sophisticated Southern European food. Mariette thinks Claudia should come do some grocery shopping at this supermarket to meet her own Mr. Right.May - A delicious destinationThomas is back from his vacation. He and his favourite colleague Heidi go out to lunch, during which he tells her all about his trip to Istanbul. While he was away he sent frequent e-mails to Heidi about the places he visited, particularly about the delicious food he ate in different neighbourhoods of the city. But today Thomas also has something to confess to Heidi that may change the course of their friendship.June - Freedom Fries and Idiot CheeseLucas is meeting his childhood friend Jon at a coffee shop in Cambridge. Jon just broke up with Magalie, a French woman who was getting on his nerves with her annoying habits, especially those having to do with food. Lucas would have liked to have met someone like Magalie, a woman who would share simple, pleasurable moments with him at a sidewalk cafe or over a lovingly prepared meal. Learning that Magalie is now free, Lucas is thinking about seeing her.July - Breakfast for TwoBrune is French and lives in Boston. She just had a nice dinner with some friends to celebrate the Fourth of July. She is calling her friend Pierre in Paris with whom she likes to talk food. She is telling him that she met a wonderful woman named Elsa who lives in New York and works for a gourmet magazine. Brune is trying to convince Pierre to move to New York in order to meet Elsa. Then they could see each other more often and share their love of food face to face, over a real table in a real restaurant.August - The American DreamSpending a few months in Montpellier, Languedoc to study French, every Sunday Matt likes to go into the countryside to a small restaurant that serves authentic regional food for a gourmet meal. There he meets Paprika, the owner's daughter. Falling for her, Matt quickly draws up plans in which he pictures Paprika and himself living happily in California. How proud his family would be if he were to bring a gorgeous French woman like Paprika back home!September - A Taste of Summer in BurgundyJulie now lives in Chicago, and returns for a visit to her native rural Burgundy where she still expects her friends to enjoy good food, fresh air and relaxed moments with their families. But times have changed...