The Smallest Restaurant in Paris

'Next time you wonder if you'll ever reach your goals, grab this book. Rachel Khoo is just like her recipes: inspiring, intrepid, and bold.' —Bonnie Garmus, international bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry

'Rachel's wonderful memoir reads like a novel, but is at its heart an invitation to live for a while in her delicious world full of joy, charm and soul.' —Adam Liaw

'Rachel lives and breathes food, and this passion jumps from the page. Her style, wit and drive are evident in this insightful memoir and there is proof that even the smallest kitchen can create something lasting and impactful.' —Darren Purchese

The Smallest Restaurant in Paris combines Rachel Khoo’s unique story with her delicious recipes. Each one chosen to bring the chapter to life.

Where better to follow your dreams than in beautiful Paris? Especially if you dream of food—Paris is the place where fine dining was born. It’s the city of the butteriest croissant and bitterest chocolat, where the markets tumble with produce, the streets buzz with café life, and every plat du jour has the chance to be extraordinary. For Rachel Khoo, a young woman from a suburban corner of south London, studying at Le Cordon Bleu was her chosen adventure. But when she took a chance and threw herself into Paris life without a Euro to her name, even she couldn’t have dreamed that it would lead to her opening what the press would crown The Smallest Restaurant in Paris.

Rachel’s Paris life in her adorable (and minuscule) apartment has already been captured in her cookbook and TV show, The Little Paris Kitchen. However, until now Rachel’s books have focused on bringing French-style cooking to her audiences (even if you only have a two-ring cooker). This memoir is an account of Rachel’s high-street-to-Boulevard self-transformation: an inspiring story of how you can reach for your dreams and achieve them through determination and hard work, deciding to love the journey as much as the destination.