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Cassoulet Confessions: Food, France, Family and the Stew That Saved My Soul

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Cassoulet Confessions is an enthralling memoir by award-winning food and travel writer Sylvie Bigar that reveals how a simple journalistic assignment sparked a culinary obsession and transcended into a quest for identity. Set in the stunning southern French countryside, this honest and poignant memoir conveys hunger for authentic food and a universal hunger for home. In Cassoulet Confessions, Sylvie travels across the Atlantic from her home in New York to the origin of cassoulet – the Occitanie region of Southern France. There she immerses herself in all things cassoulet: the quintessential historic meat and bean stew. From her first spoonful, she is transported back to her dramatic childhood in Geneva, Switzerland, and finds herself journeying through an unexpected rabbit hole of memories. Not only does she discover the deeper meanings of her ancestral French cuisine, but she is ultimately transformed by having to face her unsettling, complex family history.

Sylvie's simple but poetic prose immerses us in her story: we smell the simmering aromas of French kitchens, empathize with her family dilemmas, and experience her internal struggle to understand and ultimately accept herself.
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"Sylvie tripped my trigger. I loved the journey she takes us on!" – Andrew Zimmern, chef and author



"Sylvie is an eloquent writer who fervently weaves her culinary adventures with tasty moments of her life." – Daniel Boulud, chef and restaurateur



"A surprising gift of a book. A great read. You will never think of a cassoulet in the same way." – Bill Buford, bestselling author of Heat and Dirt



"Sylvie's book feeds the mind, spirit and stomach." – Dominique Ansel, chef/owner, Dominique Ansel Bakery



"Like its eponymous dish, Cassoulet Confessions is a delicious slow-simmered concoction." – Ann Mah, bestselling author of The Lost Vintage and Mastering the Art of French Eating



"Sylvie's book feeds the mind, spirit and stomach." – Dominique Ansel, chef/owner, Dominique Ansel Bakery

"A surprising gift of a book. A great read. You will never think of a cassoulet in the same way." – Bill Buford, bestselling author of Heat and Dirt

"Like its eponymous dish, Cassoulet Confessions is a delicious slow-simmered concoction." – Ann Mah, bestselling author of The Lost Vintage and Mastering the Art of French Eating

"Sylvie tripped my trigger. I loved the journey she takes us on!" – Andrew Zimmern, chef and author

"Sylvie is an eloquent writer who fervently weaves her culinary adventures with tasty moments of her life." – Daniel Boulud, chef and restaurateur

About the Author

Award-winning food and travel writer Sylvie Bigar was born in Geneva, Switzerland, and lives in New York City. Her writing has appeared widely, including in The New York Times, Washington Post, Food & Wine, Forbes.com, Saveur, Bon Appetit, Edible, Departures, Travel & Leisure, and National Geographic Traveler.  In French, Sylvie has contributed to Le Figaro, Histoire Magazine, Le Temps, and FrenchMorning.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hardie Grant Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 13, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1743797966
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1743797969
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.6 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #377,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
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Award-winning food and travel writer Sylvie Bigar was born in Geneva, Switzerland, and is based in New York City. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Food & Wine, Forbes.com, Saveur, Bon Appetit, Food Arts, Departures, Travel & Leisure, Town & Country, and National Geographic Traveler, among others. In French, Sylvie has contributed to Le Figaro, Histoire magazine, Le Temps and FrenchMorning.com

Cassoulet Confessions, Food France, Family and the Stew that saved my Soul: When Sylvie Bigar accepted an apparently anodyne assignment on cassoulet, France’s ancestral bean and meat stew, she could not have known that she was about to jump into a rabbit hole that would lead her miles away from her upper-crust childhood in Switzerland and force her to reckon with her identity and her own dramatic family history. In her poignant memoir. Sylvie traces her journey through the stunning French countryside as she learns the deeper meaning of authentic cassoulet from her culinary guru. Along the way, she blends generational family drama with her gastronomic training. Engulfing the reader in the simmering smells of the French kitchen, Cassoulet Confessions is a story to savor. Visit sbigar.com and @sylviebigar

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