382 | Short Story: The Ghost of Le Petit Chaudron (Intermediate English Story)

Title: The Ghost of Le Petit Chaudron

Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)

Description

Camille Rousseau buys a struggling Lyon bistro for a suspiciously low price — and quickly discovers why four previous owners all gave up within a year. The kitchen is haunted by its legendary former chef, dead thirty years but still watching over the stove he loved more than almost anything else in life.

Rather than driving her away, the ghost of Henri Dubois begins guiding Camille's hands through late-night cooking sessions, sharing secrets no cookbook ever recorded. As her food im...