My Keyboard for a Cutting Boardtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2662482007-04-14T10:16:27-07:00TypePadBook Review from Pen and Forktag:typepad.com,2003:post-329002702007-04-14T10:16:27-07:002007-04-14T10:16:27-07:00"Ever consider shucking your 9 to 5 corporate job for a culinary career? Laura Pauli did just that, trading in a successful high tech job in the San Francisco area for a whole new life. After graduating from The French Culinary Institute, she headed to France and cooked her way from Paris to the Riviera. Along the way, she wrote email letters to all her friends, documenting her experience. She's now gathered those emails and put them in a book. Filled with side-busting humor, tear-jerking drama and mouthwatering recipes, Laura's book will inspire you to take a look at your...cucina testa rossaKudos to My Keyboardtag:typepad.com,2003:post-139766522006-11-08T07:34:50-08:002006-11-08T07:34:50-08:00Many thanks to all of you for your kind words.... Okay, I am on page 44 and I f***ing love your book. I love the emotion and passion. Very very nice. I was too late for the fish store, or I was going to make your salmon….. I have committed to making every recipe in your book. The very first time I set foot in Europe, I said to myself ‘I have been here before’. There is something so familiar to me about Europe. I love the food and smells and everything you describe. I am sure I lived there...cucina testa rossaMy First Review....tag:typepad.com,2003:post-140685512006-09-14T03:19:00-07:002006-09-14T03:19:00-07:00"Part luscious food-porn and part letter home from abroad, Laura's first book is both engaging and compelling, telling the story of her initial experiences cooking in France after leaving a corporate cubicle job in Silicon Valley. Culled from her blog, and letters she actually wrote to friends and family, it shares her story - including descriptions of food that make the mouth water, and far less appetizing descriptions of things like the shoebox apartment she rents, that could fit inside one room of her former residence in the Bay Area." -Melissa Bartell, Bibliotopiacucina testa rossaMy Keyboard for a Cutting Board ~ Adventures in a French Kitchen v1.0tag:typepad.com,2003:post-78641762006-08-01T01:40:00-07:002006-08-01T01:40:00-07:00Hi Everyone! I've wanted to share my adventures transitioning from a cube in Silicon Valley to cooking school in New York City to the kitchens of France and now I finally can! This is the first edition of what I hope is many exciting adventures to come. It begins as I wash ashore on the Cote d'Azur to cook at the Cannes Film Festival and includes vibrant color pictures, like those gorgeous strawberries on the cover, and easy recipes to whet your appetite. If it weren't for the fabulous Kristin Espinasse and her inspiration, encouragement and guidance, I never would...cucina testa rossa