“I’m not a voracious carnivore, but there’s something about
being in Paris that makes me want to sink my teeth into a bloody piece of
beef.”
I’m not a carnivore either, and the even though being in
Paris makes me want to sink my teeth into a hot, melty Nutella crepe, with that
first line of Ann Mah’s Mastering the Art of French Eating, I knew I was in
trouble.
Chapter by chapter, Ann—whom I had the pleasure of meeting
and getting to know while we were both living in Paris—takes us all over France,
from the buckwheat fields of Brittany to Provence’s pink hills. It’s a
culinary blitz through the most delicious country on earth—a loving and
heartfelt blitz.
And
of course in the center of the grand Gallic explorations, there’s Paris. It
always comes back to Paris. And what it means to an expat: subsisting happily,
if guiltily, on French bread; the pangs of loneliness at seeing gaggles of
friends, not your own; and suddenly noticing that your American habits are un
peu moche in the eyes of Parisians.
I’ve
been excitedly waiting for Ann’s book to come out (I had the honor of reading,
and blurbing, an advance copy so I’ve long known how delicious it is), and
today the wait is over. Bravo, Ann! So excited that the lovely and amazing
Mastering the Art of French Eating is out! Mes amis, scoop it up—it’s a
wonderful book and it will have you dreaming of your own French adventures.
Bravo indeed! I can't wait to delve into Ann's Paris life!
ReplyDeleteAside from the meat, which I still don't eat or want to eat, 30 years later, I will enjoy a good book about anything French ! Food, especially :)
ReplyDeleteA book I can sink my teeth into! Thank you for the recommendation. I"ve just put it on my list.
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ReplyDeleteLove this book! you can almost feel the fresh evening air as you sit outside a Paris cafe savouring the delicious aromas around you as waiting for your meal to arrive:)
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