French Gastronomy

I am heartened by Mireille Guiliano.

I am currently in the UK and walked into Waterstones the other day as excited as a child on Christmas Day - all those books! We don't have many good bookshops in Accra. In fact we don't have many bookshops in Accra full stop. But I am told that the Accra Mall (opening 'late 2007') will have a Nu Metro bookshop. Counting the days...

Mireille Guiliano - discovered her quite by chance in the Waterstones 3 for 2 section. Oh, the joys of French gastronomy.

Visited her website and found this interview on her second book, French Women for All Seasons:

French Women for All Seasons is about the art of living well. And, of course, it is filled with stories and tips from my personal experience.

A secret to enjoying life and discovering pleasure is cultivating a life of ongoing experimentation, exploration, enjoyment, and self-discovery. Whether it is living through a season or life, my principle is the same: embrace the seasons and seasonality and make savoring life a more intense experience.

The challenge for people is their lifestyle. Many people go through life on autopilot, paying little attention to their senses. They have a lifestyle of inertia and want a quick fix. Readers of my first book understood that changing a lifestyle is not measured week to week, but year to year. It requires effort and attention, yes, but the benefit is a more sensuous life, and a more fulfilling one. You learn to know yourself, develop a positive emotional outlook, and enjoy more of every aspect of life.

French Women Don’t Get Fat enabled millions of readers to enjoy a healthier relationship with food. My aim with French Women for All Seasons is to enable readers to enjoy a healthier relationship with life!

Voila.