Writer James Twyman met master chef Roger Dufau after being dumped by his girlfriend at Roger’s B&B in Elora, Canada outside of Toronto. If you have to be abandoned at a B&B, Drew House is the best place to have it happen, because Roger is not only a well known chef but he’s also wise in the nature of the human heart. After spending time with Roger, James has an Ah-ha moment and he begins to re-examine his past relationships with women. As he looks inside himself, he starts discovering what has been blocking his attempts at creating the intimacy of true love.

Like it’s title suggests you’ll get some musings about love, seasoned with conversations about God (think spirituality), interlaced with tidbits of French cooking. For me there wasn’t enough substance—it’s more like an early idea of a book that needs more meat on its bones. It also could have used some recipes. I would have wanted to read this book in my 20’s just for the insight on how men think and to hear a guy say “Sorry, I messed up.” I did learn one thing about cooking in chapter 2: Crush garlic before you cut it up to get the real flavor. I reviewed this for the Amazon Vine program. ( )