France's greatest food critic is dying, and is tormented by his inability to recall the most delicious meal he's ever eaten. Desperate to eat it one last time, he looks back over the years in an attempt to pin it down, and reveals far more about himself than a love of food. 'It's a foodies delight; just don't read it when you're hungry' "Daily Mail"

Muriel Barbery is a former lecturer in philosophy and the bestselling author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, which has sold more than 6 million copies worldwide and been described by Le Figaro as 'the publishing phenomenon of the decade'.