The Smallest Restaurant In Paris

A Memoir

Rachel Khoo (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

352 Seiten

2026 | Illustrated edition
Maison Khoo (Verlag)
978-91-531-7169-0 (ISBN)

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A warm, illustrated memoir in which Rachel Khoo reflects on her time in Paris as a young Brit abroad, from culinary school and tiny flats to the one-table restaurant that quietly changed the course of her life, with recipes inspired by the city.

In this warm, illustrated memoir, Rachel Khoo reflects on the years that took her from a secure London office job to a Bastille bedsit, and ultimately to finding her voice in food in Paris. Written with humour and heart, the book charts her early adult life as a young Brit abroad, navigating independence, ambition and creativity in a city far from home.

Drawing on her British, Chinese-Malaysian and Austrian heritage, Rachel offers a layered and personal portrait of Paris in the noughties, far removed from postcard cliches. She captures the everyday realities of life in the city, from cultural missteps and moments of wonder to the friendships, fashions and food obsessions that shaped her experience. Along the way, she studies at culinary school, experiments in the kitchen, and supports herself through a patchwork of jobs, including au pair, tour guide, English teacher, bookseller, recipe tester and perfume sales assistant.

As she struggles to make ends meet and finds herself questioning her direction, Paris is in the grip of cupcake crazes and experimental food trends. Rachel dabbles in pop-ups, bento boxes and picnic projects, yet by the time she approaches thirty, she feels she is still at the very beginning and prepares to return to London.

Everything changes during a series of intimate dinner parties in her tiny flat. With just 21 square metres, one table and a couple of chairs, these evenings spark an idea that leads to the creation of what would become known as the smallest restaurant in Paris. Hosting guests single-handedly in her home, Rachel creates a space that captures the imagination and quietly lays the foundations for her future work.

Each chapter is accompanied by a hand-drawn illustration and concludes with a recipe inspired by her time in Paris. Part memoir, part food writing, The Smallest Restaurant in Paris offers an intimate account of resilience, cultural curiosity and the small beginnings that can lead to unexpected change.

Rachel Khoo is a Sunday Times bestselling British cook, author and broadcaster whose Malaysian-Chinese and Austrian heritage informs her inventive, design-led approach to food and storytelling. Her creative work spans television, books, brand collaborations and digital media, including series for the BBC, Food Network and Netflix. Her television work also includes judging roles on programmes such as The Great Australian Bake Off and Great British Menu. She is the author of six books, translated into fourteen languages, and first gained global recognition with The Little Paris Kitchen, inspired by the one-table restaurant she ran from her tiny Paris flat. Born in South London, Rachel now divides her time between London and Sweden, where she lives with her children.

Contents

1. Food for Thought

2. The Battle of Waterloo

3. Out of the Mouths of Babes

4. Loneliness, Language and Libraries

5. Ms Pronounciation and the Silent 'L'

6. The Date

7. Bien Cuit, Au Point or Bleu

8. When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemon Curd

9. My Knife in Shining Armour

10. Kitchen Dramas

11. Endgame

12. Summer's Silver Lining

13. Too Good to be True

14. Banlieue Blues

15. The Good Mixer

16. Walking in JC's Footsteps

17. Montmartre Macarons

18. La Cocotte

19. Les Pique-niques

20. Pimp My Cupcake

21. Downsizing to Belleville

22. My First Front Cover

23. My Doughnut Daze

24. Greed is Good

25. Muesli Mayhem

26. The Sound of Beirut

27. La Vie en Rose

28. Jammy Days and Sticky Situations

29. Turning Thirty

30. Finding my USP

31. A Little Paris Preview

32. La Piece de la Resistance

List of Recipes

Author's Note

Remerciements

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.5.2026
Illustrationen	Rachel Khoo
Mitarbeit	Designer: Neil Stevens
Zusatzinfo	Black and white illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	111 x 178 mm
Gewicht	460 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken
	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Frankreich
ISBN-10	91-531-7169-1 / 9153171691
ISBN-13	978-91-531-7169-0 / 9789153171690
Zustand	Neuware