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Paris may have enjoyed decades as the undisputed gastronomic capital of the world, but food revolutions in the likes of London and Copenhagen have challenged its reign in recent years. After a spell of complacency, Parisian chefs have had to up their game, with delicious results. This guide will show you where to sample the best of the French classics, from cozy bistros to swish brasseries, as well as where to check out the more recent innovations...
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There were, and still are, great restaurants all over Europe, but the greater part of Blue Trout and Black Truffles is devoted to the eatingplaces and vineyards of France. It is a vicarious experience to read about the culinary wonders of the notable establishments of another era that have become the last epicurean haven in this materialistic, mechanized world of fastfood chains and frozenfood dinners. Mr. Wechsberg reaches back to the twilight days...
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A police raid! Unfaithful spouses! A baseball player running the wrong way around the bases! In France!
Somewhere between travelogue and a 'Dummy's Guide to Running a Business in France' (if there were such a thing), I Lived in France and So Can You is a serious but light-hearted exploration of 12 years' worth of living, working, and loving in France. Using anecdotes from his experiences running an American restaurant in a small provincial city,...
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Now fully revised and updated, this popular guide and compendium of good eating captures the true character and flavor of the most intimate and affordable eating establishments Paris has to offer. Classified as either traditional or modern, these bistros and wine bars are located by arrondisement (neighborhood) and rated for their quality and reliability. The guide is organized into three parts. The first section contains individual listings that...
5) The Food Lover's Guide to Paris: The Best Restaurants, Bistros, Cafés, Markets, Bakeries, and More
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The book that cracks the code, from the incomparable Patricia Wells. An acclaimed authority on French cuisine, Ms. Wells has spent more than 30 years in Paris, many as former restaurant critic for The International Herald Tribune. Now her revered Food Lover's Guide to Paris is back in a completely revised, brand-new edition.
In 457 entries—345 new to this edition, plus 112 revisited and reviewed classics—The Food Lover's
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Auberges pittoresques du Nord de la France et de Belgique, les estaminets flamands connaissent un regain d'intérêt depuis la fin du XXe siècle. On y déguste des spécialités régionales (carbonnade, potjevleesh, welsh) en buvant de la bière et en s'essayant aux jeux anciens, Le tout dans un décor et une ambiance typiques, conviviale et sans chichi. Tous les deux ans, Gilles Guillon répertorie les nouvelles adresses et les changements survenus...
7) Paris
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‘We'll always have Paris,' Humphrey Bogart assures Ingrid Bergman in the oft-quoted farewell scene from Casablanca in which Bogart's character, hard-hearted restaurateur Rick Blaine, bids former lover Ilsa Lund goodbye. The backdrop against which they first fell in love, Paris later serves as a reminder of their deep mutual longings. And with a host of different realisations by filmmakers from Philip Kaufman to Julien Leclercq to Woody Allen, there...
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A visual exploration of the Paris dining scene, with stories, guides, and recommendations from everyday patrons and famous aficionados alike
Paris is a city like no other, beloved by travelers the world over for its incomparable architecture, atmosphere, arts, and, of course, food. The restaurants of Paris are rich with history, culture, and flavor. Whether you're a frequent visitor to the City of Light with memories of your favorite meals or an...
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A life-changing journey intertwining high romance, gastronomy, and an unsurpassable joie de vivre for readers of Julie and Julia and My Paris Kitchen.
Susan's life would never be the same after she meets Peter Buckley. A man who was larger than life, Peter pulls Susan out of her comfort zone to taste the fine life, literally. Together they embark on a rollicking adventure through Michelin-starred restaurants in France to the souks of Morocco and...
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The city long-adored for its medieval beauty, old-timey brasseries, and corner cafés has even more to offer today. In the last few years, a flood of new ideas and creative locals has infused a once-static, traditional city with a new open-minded sensibility and energy. Journalist Lindsey Tramuta offers detailed insight into the rapidly evolving worlds of food, wine, pastry, coffee, beer, fashion, and design in the delightful city of Paris. Tramuta...
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Paris has long been a storied center of art and culture, and of romance, but in the 1920s its magnetism was especially irresistible. From around the world writers, artists, and composers steamed in, to visit or linger, some to reside. For travelers, Francophiles and the curious, this gossipy retrospective of expatriate life in Paris in the 1920s is a mosaic of quick glimpses-Sarah Bernhardt sleeping in a coffin to overcome her fear of death, Igor...
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Laissez-vous envoûter par les charmes toulousains.
Love à Toulouse se définit comme un « feel good guide » car il a vocation à faire du bien, à inspirer les amoureux sans les stresser et à leur proposer l'adresse qui fait mouche... Celle qui fait briller les yeux. Bien sûr, on ira faire un tour du cté de la place du Capitole et des berges de la Garonne, mais pas seulement. Au fil de ces 25 escales filtrées sur le thème des amours, vous...
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