A French food critic faces his mortality in an "entertaining and] witty" novel by the New York Times-bestselling author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Newsday).
France's greatest food critic is dying, after a lifetime in single-minded pursuit of sensual delights. But as Pierre Arthens lies on his death bed, he is tormented by an inability to recall the most delicious food to ever pass his lips, which he ate long before becoming a critic...