English couple start English restaurant in Lyon, gastronomic capital of France. We all know about grey boiled flavorless English food, right? We hear about starting a restaurant, refurbing the buildings, dealing with vendors, local hoods, an initially incredulous clientele, the difficulties of success, etc. Compared by many to Mayle's A Year in Provence, it too is a memoir of an Englishman who moved to France. But the topic and tone are very different. Mayle's a better writer, but this book is somehow more real. The restaurant is Mr. Higgins in the Croix Rousse district in Lyon. I've never been there.