{"product_id":"the-second-worst-restaurant-in-francebooks","title":"The Second-Worst Restaurant in France","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this delightful sequel to the bestselling comedic novel \u003ci\u003eMy Italian Bulldozer\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul Stuart's travels taie him to a French village, where the local restaurant's haute cuisine leaves a lot to be desired.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenowned Scottish cookbook writer Paul Stuart is hard at work on his new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Food\u003c\/i\u003e, but complicated domestic circumstances, and two clingy cats, are making that difficult.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when Paul's cousin Chloe suggests that he join her at the house she's rented in the French countryside, he jumps at the chance. The two quickly befriend the locals, including their twin-sister landladies, who also own the infamous local restaurant known to be the second-worst eatery in all of France. During their stay, the restaurant's sole waitress gives birth mid-dinner service and the maitre d' storms off after fighting with the head chef. Paul is soon drafted to improve the gastronomy of the village, which Chloe, ever on the hunt for her next romance, busies herself with distracting the handsome but incompetent chef. Could he become husband number six?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith all this local drama to deal with, Paul finds it next to impossible to focus on his writing, and that's \u003ci\u003ebefore\u003c\/i\u003e he learns that Chloe's past is far more complicated than he'd ever imagined. Paul will have to call upon al his experience--with food and with people--to bring order back to the village. And he may just learn something about family--and about himself-- along the way.","brand":"McCall Smith, Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Hardback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":48479259427040,"sku":null,"price":19.2,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_9cd6d832-f049-49aa-a597-e42e77f8b522.jpg?v=1767031161","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-second-worst-restaurant-in-francebooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}