I earned my living as a writer for 25 years, then one day I got bored with all that and became a dishwasher in a restaurant in Avignon.

Well, nearly. First I worked for a day a week in a restaurant in Anduze in the Cevennes, then I mis-spent a couple of months working for a traiteur in Nimes, and THEN I got a job as a plongeur in Avignon. And then I went to catering college and worked in various restaurants and worked around Europe for some rich people and some famous people.

It’s an interesting story – no really, so interesting in fact that I wrote a book about it called Eat Sleep Cook School! (I used to like exclamation marks a lot). 4.5 stars on Amazon, can’t be all that bad.

These pages include some of that story and many of the recipes which you’re welcome to browse. Bon appetit!