Summary of The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry

The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry is a self-help cookbook written by Kathleen Flinn. The book is a memoir and cooking school adventure, combining Flinn's hilarious attempts at French cooking with her own personal journey of losing her corporate job and finding a new life in Paris. Through easy-to-follow recipes, Flinn demonstrates how understanding the basics of cooking leads to understanding how to nourish our bodies, sharpen our knives, and savor the things that truly matter in life. The book also includes interviews with professional chefs along with anecdotes from Flinn's time studying in Paris. By learning how to create simple dishes, she eventually learns how to take charge of her life and makes profound discoveries about herself at the same time.