In fact, they sound downright disgusting (even the ones that are supposed to be out of this world delicious - the name sea serpent pate gives you an idea of the ingredients). Pamplemousse is a fictional former detective of the Sûreté nationale, now employed as an inspector for a French restaurant guide. Bien qu'elle soit une excellente cuisinière, là-bas, Madeleine a seulement le droit de faire la plonge. When the three become friends, Madeleine learns the secrets that will bring her wicked uncle down…Beautifully produced, this is a delightfully foody story with some very very strong goodies – and baddies.

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One of the proprietors disappears; Pamplemousse comes to the rescue "and in no time at all is up to his eyeballs in trouble – especially when he encounters Fräulein Brünnhilde, gym-mistress at a nearby girls' finishing school, and proud possessor of two magnificently large and undeniably desirable balcons". rex's freshly caught drool and rare sphinx's tears, the vital ingredients for a tonic that will both save them and revive the ailing spirit of Paris. In Monsieur Pamplemousse on the Spot, Pamplemousse is staying at Les Cinq Parfaits, a world-renowned hotel-restaurant on the shores of Lac Leman. I was looking for kids foodie chapter book for my bookgroup to read this summer and stumbled upon this little treat.When the Director of Le Guide offers a holiday on the Canal de Bourgogne, Monsieur Pamplemousse is unaware that there are strings attached – several, in fact. Mais l'amitié qui naît entre Madeleine, Madame Pamplemousse et son drôle de chat Camembert, pourrait bien contrecarrer ses projets. I was drawn to it because of its pastel purple colour and illustrations and thought that it would be describing sweet cakes and pastries. Since then he has been an undercover inspector for France's oldest and most prestigious restaurant guide, known simply as Le Guide, a rival of the Michelin and Gault Millau guides.

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In Paris there is a cafe, elegantly furnished with polished wooden tables and an awning of striped gold and green, whose walls are filled with drinks such as Green Fairy Liqueur, Mermaid Madeira and Red Devil Lemonade. Rupert Kingfisher’s first book, Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles, was highly acclaimed. Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles is a colourful and magical fairytale that mixes the strangest of ingredients from your most wild imaginings, such as Tyrannosaurus Rex Tongues, Crocodile Kidneys and Cobra Brains, with a delightfully simple story of courage and hope.Things are not quite as peaceful as they seem among the vineyards of Burgundy, and family rivalries and resentments from long past culminate in a series of strange occurrences.

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In 1986 The Guardian referred to "Michael Bond's marvellous Monsieur Pamplemousse" comparing him with another fictional French detective, Inspector Clouseau. He and his faithful, intelligent bloodhound, Pommes Frites, become involved with, investigate, and solve crime mysteries. An occasional colleague in Pamplemousse's investigations is an Englishman, Mr Pickering of Burgess Hill, whom Le Guide retains as an adviser "on account of his vast and expert knowledge of wine … a fountain of information, as indeed he was on many other things".

It is instantly a hit with everyone and ends up making the restaurant famous because of the incredible edible made by Madame Pamplemousse and her cat Camembert. By the time of his first appearance Pamplemousse has been obliged to retire early from the police service. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. In Monsieur Pamplemousse on Probation, after the hero's unfortunate collision with a Mother Superior is caught on camera he is sent out of the reach of publicity to report on a chef currently in line for Le Guide's top award, and "opens a can of worms which threatens the very sanctity of France's premier gastronomic bible".