Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I LUXE, CALME ET VOLUPTÉ

II CLERMONT-FERRAND

III LE GUIDE MICHELIN (and the others)

IV APPRENTICESHIP

V THE GREAT ADVENTURE BEGINS: Paris with Pygmalion, 1972–1975

VI LET’S DO IT: A Rocky Start in Saulieu, 1975–1976

VII BUILDING LE STYLE LOISEAU, 1977–1982

VIII BACHELOR DAYS IN SAULIEU, 1977–1982

IX A MARRIAGE, AN ACQUISITION, AND A BREAKDOWN

X EXIT CHANTAL, ENTER DOMINIQUE

XI THE BIG PUSH

XII THE LOISEAU DECADE

XIII UP, DOWN, AND UP AGAIN: Bernard’s Bipolar World

XIV THINGS FALL APART

XV DÉNOUEMENT

XVI THE THIRD LIFE OF LA CÔTE D’OR

INDEX