My Culinary Love Story : How Food and Love Led to a New Life

From a quaint English village to a successful catering career in Los Angeles, this is one woman's story of love, growth, passion and adventure.

In a quaint English market town in the 1980s, Pauline Parry finds herself a divorced mother of two small children. A chance encounter leads her to a new life, one that begins in the most unlikely of places - a flat above a restaurant. There, she soon realizes her true calling as a culinary explorer, ready to embrace a passion for food that will guide her for life.

But cooking isn''t the only passion that Pauline discovers. As her professional rise takes her from Michelin-starred castle restaurants to California''s famed Napa Valley, she''s joined on the journey by Dennis, a handsome craftsman and confirmed bachelor - that is, until he meets Pauline.

My Culinary Love Story charts Dennis and Pauline''s journey through fabulous restaurants, beautiful destinations and delectable culinary experiences. At every stage, Pauline''s story is peppered with mouth-watering recipes capturing meaningful moments as she grows as a woman, mother, chef and wife.

Pauline''s irrepressible love of life, food and fun will lead her to start Good Gracious! Events in Los Angeles, one of the nation''s premier catering firms, with a wall filled with awards for innovative cuisine and presentation. In My Culinary Love Story, she shares her romance, her wisdom and her infectious determination to savor whatever adventure comes next in a beautifully illustrated memoir and cookbook.