Just a quick review of a series I think most Louisiana natives will really enjoy. You don’t have to be a Francophile to appreciate how much influence French country cooking has had on our cuisine. Walker’s protagonist Bruno loves food and cooking and hunting truffles and good wine and how all of these things are tightly woven into the fabric of his small town in the Perigord region of southern France. The author also manages to weave past and present French history together as Bruno pursues the truth in current cases that are rooted in events from World War II to Sarajevo to today. Very few people write as well about cooking as Walker. When Bruno goes out to his garden for salad ingredients while a stock is cooking down or he’s gathering eggs for omelets while he lets the wine breathe, you feel like you are there with him and having a really good time. There are currently fourteen novels in the series and several short stories. I highly recommend the journey. I also recommend you take your time and savor this tale. No need to hurry through, as you really won’t want the story to end.