Joie de vivre :: December booklist

This was easily the best book of the month. From his early days in his mother's restaurants to his apprenticeship in upscale French hotel kitchens to his work with Julia Child, this memoir is masterfully told and ever so interesting, ... The story, alas, did not quite meet the standards of the physical appearance of the book, but remains worthy for sheer old-fashionedness alone. 6. The Coming Dark Age, Roberto Vacca I read this more for amusement than anything else. ...