Moving to France is not the hard part. Living here is more difficult. Of course there are many benefits but it’s not always easy especially if you don’t speak the language. Rachel Khoo Read Quote
I think for me the final push to move to Paris was the fact I wanted an adventure and I was slightly bored of my life in London. Rachel Khoo Read Quote
Failing ownership of a wood-fired oven, whacking pizza dough straight on to the hot grill is the next best way to achieve that beautiful scorched crust. Rachel Khoo Read Quote
When I first moved to Paris, I worked as an au pair for two girls aged eight and 11. Rachel Khoo Read Quote
I love to draw and paint. I did all the illustrations in my books, so I always have my watercolours with me. I was creative as a child and studied art at Central Saint Martins before getting into food. Rachel Khoo Read Quote
Mum is a fantastic knitter – she taught me, too, but I can only manage simple things. Rachel Khoo Read Quote
I inherited my 1960s copy of ‘French Provincial Cooking’ by Elizabeth David from my mother Gabrielle, who in turn inherited it from her mother Frances. It was my bible when I first moved to Paris aged 26. Rachel Khoo Read Quote
Back in my school days, when I would scuttle off with a cheese roll, an apple, a box of Sun-Maid raisins and a Penguin bar, my packed lunches were reassuringly predictable. And I liked it that way. Rachel Khoo Read Quote
