A culinary autobiography of Benoît Peeters illustrated by Aurélia Aurita. Between the ages of 18 and 25, cooking held a huge place in Benoît Peeters' life. After a meal at the Frères Troisgros in Roanne, then the most famous restaurant in France, the young man passionately learned cooking on his own. When he gave up preparing for the Normale Sup competition and his parents cut off his financial support, Benoît tried to become a home cook! Between writing articles and working in a bookstore, he experimented with the most subtle recipes and faced the harshness of reality.