The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City
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From the New York Times bestselling author of My Paris Kitchen and L'Appart, a deliciously funny, offbeat, and irreverent look at the city of lights, cheese, chocolate, and other confections.Like so many others, David Lebovitz dreamed about living in Paris ever since he first visited the city and after a nearly two-decade career as a pastry chef and cookbook author, he finally moved to Paris to start a new life. Having crammed all his worldly belongings into three suitcases, he arrived, hopes high, at his new apartment in the lively Bastille neighborhood. But he soon discovered it's a different world en France.From learning the ironclad rules of social conduct to the mysteries of men's footwear, from shopkeepers who work so hard not to sell you anything to the etiquette of working the right way around the cheese plate, here is David's story of how he came to fall in love with—and even understand—this glorious, yet sometimes maddening, city.When did he realize he had morphed into un vrai parisien? It might have been when he found himself considering a purchase of men's dress socks with cartoon characters on them. Or perhaps the time he went to a bank with 135 euros in hand to make a 134-euro payment, was told the bank had no change that day, and thought it was completely normal. Or when he found himself dressing up to take out the garbage because he had come to accept that in Paris appearances and image mean everything. Once you stop laughing, the more than fifty original recipes, for dishes both savory and sweet, such as Pork Loin with Brown Sugar–Bourbon Glaze, Braised Turkey in Beaujolais Nouveau with Prunes, Bacon and Bleu Cheese Cake, Chocolate-Coconut Marshmallows, Chocolate Spice Bread, Lemon-Glazed Madeleines, and Mocha–Crème Fraîche Cake, will have you running to the kitchen for your own taste of Parisian living. Review: Hilarious and informative - This book kept me entertained for the three days that I read it whenever I had the time. Lebovitz does an excellent job of relating his adventures in Paris without making it sound too self absorbed and hence boring for the reader. The book tells you of myths and truths that you'd probably heard of Parisians and by the end of it, your ill-informed, romanticist picture of Paris shatters and you might feel content living in Muradabad, dipping Parle-G in cutting chai. Lebovitz throws in a generous amount of recipes in there and educates the reader of the Parisian way of life in a funny way, often anecdotally, laughing at himself. A nice, light read. Do try the recipes- they're really good! You could have a mug of super thick hot chocolate as Lebovitz suggests somewhere in there with a recipe. Review: love the format of the book - I like David and his story-telling style. Received today and have started reading. The entire content is woven with true Paris stories and famous French recipes...Fun read indeed. You will start laughing from the very first page )
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| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,609 Reviews |
Y**R
Hilarious and informative
This book kept me entertained for the three days that I read it whenever I had the time. Lebovitz does an excellent job of relating his adventures in Paris without making it sound too self absorbed and hence boring for the reader. The book tells you of myths and truths that you'd probably heard of Parisians and by the end of it, your ill-informed, romanticist picture of Paris shatters and you might feel content living in Muradabad, dipping Parle-G in cutting chai. Lebovitz throws in a generous amount of recipes in there and educates the reader of the Parisian way of life in a funny way, often anecdotally, laughing at himself. A nice, light read. Do try the recipes- they're really good! You could have a mug of super thick hot chocolate as Lebovitz suggests somewhere in there with a recipe.
S**D
love the format of the book
I like David and his story-telling style. Received today and have started reading. The entire content is woven with true Paris stories and famous French recipes...Fun read indeed. You will start laughing from the very first page )
B**U
Five Stars
One of the best books on Paris that I've read so far.
S**R
Looked like a cyclostyled copy.
The pages of this book looked like cyclostyled copies. Most disaapointed because I paid Rs 924 for the book.
S**R
Fake copy
This isn't the orginal copy. It's a poor reprint/photocopy on cheap paper. Could have got this off the road a lot cheaper
C**N
A Delightful Read
And an easy, engaging read. A number of delicious sounding recipes that I look forward to trying. And affirming/re-affirming commentary on life in Paris, especially helpful to newbies...
L**A
A thoroughly enjoyable read!
I read this book while traveling in France and it was a wonderful journey because the author explained so much about the French people and their idiosyncrasies! I would highly recommend this book to all my friends especially as it comes with some wonderful French recipes. Once I get home I am going to use this book as my go to for making delicious desserts. The author has a lovely wit and many times I was laughing out loud at his experiences and expressions. Highly enjoyable!
Q**7
Good read for anyone who loves Paris, French food, or dreams of living there
I truly has no idea what to expect with this book when I purchased it. I just knew we love France, French food, and dream of one day returning and living there (at least for awhile). So the description seemed to set up an interesting read. It was. It filled my hopes and gave us the ideas that we can use on our next visit. The recipes only added to the charming read. I am not a baker nor chef and I’m only a “foodie” in the loosest sense of the term. I enjoy good food and travel, so this seemed a good read. But I’d never heard of David Lebovitz. Turns out he’s an American ex-pat pastry chef who loves Paris even more than we do. He offers up tails of his move to and subsequent life in Paris, along with many recipes of French foods to try. We haven’t as of yet, but we plan to. His tales are interesting and offer great insights for someone wishing to prolong their visit into living; topics include his experiences with visas, choosing an apartment, and everyday life. I will say there are some elements that feel repetitious and could be covered in less time, but it doesn’t take away from the overall story. Lebovitz is a pretty good storyteller overall and brings us through the good and bad of Paris life. His passion for baking is obvious and his stories revolve around that element. It can become a bit of a distraction in that the average American moving to France isn’t going to be able to buy their way into interesting situations like working in a specialty food store or get special treatment for the baked goods they can offer. But it’s a unique take on things and certainly it’s fun to read about the foodie side of a country known for it’s food. The take away for me is that it was an enjoyable read, kept and excelled my interest in France and living there for awhile, and made it feel like most anyone can cook or bake French delights. I would recommend the read for anyone interested in at least one of these things.
M**Y
How the French cook differently
Great read
M**A
Endlessly entertaining
I found the book surprisingly funny and didn't expect to laugh as much as I have with this book. I couldn't put it away and finished it in under a week. Can't say a lot about the recipes yet because I haven't had the chance to try that many but the chocolate financiers were a great hit at the party I brought them along for. Really I can only recommend getting this book. Since it's just such an entertaining and easy read it would probably also be lovely to take on vacation or as an entertaining read if you've been to Paris yourself.
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