Comments on: La Toussaint:* The Saints and Souls Who Preserve Us http://gherkinstomatoes.com/2009/11/02/la-toussaint-and-the-saints-and-souls-who-preserve-us/ Celebrating the Culinary History of France and her Former Colonies Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:10:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Cynthia Bertelsen http://gherkinstomatoes.com/2009/11/02/la-toussaint-and-the-saints-and-souls-who-preserve-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1872 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:02:20 +0000 http://gherkinstomatoes.com/?p=14556#comment-1872 Hi Mae,

You’ll find Culinary Biographies a most fascinating and worthwhile reference tool, not to mention just plain fun to read.

]]> By: Cynthia Bertelsen http://gherkinstomatoes.com/2009/11/02/la-toussaint-and-the-saints-and-souls-who-preserve-us/comment-page-2/#comment-1871 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:01:05 +0000 http://gherkinstomatoes.com/?p=14556#comment-1871 I’m American, too, so at times I wished I’d paid a little more attention in Philosophy 101! But you’re right, the book is a delightful indulgence of passions.

]]> By: Margaret http://gherkinstomatoes.com/2009/11/02/la-toussaint-and-the-saints-and-souls-who-preserve-us/comment-page-2/#comment-1870 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:05:42 +0000 http://gherkinstomatoes.com/?p=14556#comment-1870 I have read this book! Not in French, though. After being being disappointed from joining a book club that had already read Hedgehog, I found this one at the library, and thought I would use it to take a dip into Barbery’s style. My mind reeled a bit at the beginning with all the switching, but settled into the pattern several chapters in. Few of the philosophical references hit their mark for me I’m afraid, being brought up an American, but I did enjoy the skill of the writing and the strength of the exquisite passions!

]]> By: mae http://gherkinstomatoes.com/2009/11/02/la-toussaint-and-the-saints-and-souls-who-preserve-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1869 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:24:41 +0000 http://gherkinstomatoes.com/?p=14556#comment-1869 I love the way you segue between the two topics: the holiday and the novel. Thank you for the biography reference, it sounds like a very useful book.

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