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The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City |  | Author: David Lebovitz Publisher: Broadway Category: Book
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Seller: BRILANTI BOOKS Rating: 61 reviews Sales Rank: 2322
Media: Hardcover Pages: 304 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8 Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 0767928881 Dewey Decimal Number: 641.013 EAN: 9780767928885 ASIN: 0767928881
Publication Date: May 5, 2009 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Like so many others, David Lebovitz dreamed about living in Paris ever since he first visited the city in the 1980s. Finally, after a nearly two-decade career as a pastry chef and cookbook author, he 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 withâand even understandâthis 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.
The more than fifty original recipes, for dishes both savory and sweet, such as Pork Loin with Brown SugarâBourbon Glaze, Braised Turkey in Beaujolais Nouveau with Prunes, Bacon and Bleu Cheese Cake, Chocolate-Coconut Marshmallows, Chocolate Spice Bread, Lemon-Glazed Madeleines, and MochaâCrème Fraîche Cake, will have readers running to the kitchen once they stop laughing.
The Sweet Life in Paris is a deliciously funny, offbeat, and irreverent look at the city of lights, cheese, chocolate, and other confections.
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Deliciously Witty & Acerbic May 10, 2009 Darby (Dallas, Texas) 59 out of 65 found this review helpful
I absolutely adore David Lebovitz. I took a couple cooking classes from him several years ago and am a fan for life. His recipes are the absolute best plus he is smart and hilarious. So I had to have his book which shares incidents from his life since his move to Paris. It's a quick fun read that will ring true to anyone who's spent time there. David spares no one, from the French men in their religion revealing bathing suits to the American tourists in their fanny packs and plastic flip flops. David shares incidents which will have you laughing and glad you live in the U.S. yet earning for the unique charm and culinary delights of Paris. The book is filled with Parisian shopkeepers who would rather smoke outside or text their friends than sell you cheese that you are unworthy of; the mindless buracuracy needed to return an item that broke with its first use; and the endless strikes that usually start right outside his apartment. While David can be acerbic and slightly misanthropic, he's always endearing. Of course, the recipes look amazing and I can hardly wait to try them.
Terrific read - perfect for this summer! May 11, 2009 A reader (NYC) 29 out of 32 found this review helpful
Great book, done in the witty, entertaining, and informative style that is the trademark of DL's popular blog (of which I am a regular reader). If you are looking for great summer reading, look no further. This book really is perfect for the beach, travel, or anywhere, really. I am glad to say that when I met David a few months back at a "meet up" here in NYC, he was as warm and personable as his writing indicates. Hopefully I will one day make it to Paris, and be a *little bit* smarter having read his work. Definitely recommend.
Waou, bébé! May 16, 2009 Suzie Martin (Detroit, MI USA) 29 out of 32 found this review helpful
I could not wait for this book to arrive in the mail and it exceeded all my expectations. Not only is it hysterically written, it is chock full of recipes I can't wait to try. Written from an American's point of view who adores living in France (making a gutsy, change-of-life, crazy, impulsive decision to pull up stakes in the US and cross the pond in search of adventure) and who also hits the nail on the head about the idiosyncrasies of the French as well as the many unusual cultural differences. Recommended for foodies, especially those who've travelled in Paris or who want to travel there. A+++++ from someone who's been to Paris more than 50 times and who learned a ton of stuff from Daveed. :D
Like a page out of "this is your life" May 21, 2009 T. McCracken 5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I was looking forward to this book coming out, and it does not disappoint. As a recent American transplant to Paris, I can say that this is an incredibly accurate view of the challenges of life when making such a move. Many of which are quite humorous. I have described to friends over and over again how, in Paris, you need an address to have a bank account, but you need a bank account to have an address, and you need both to get a visa, but you need a visa to get either. David captures this in his chapter "my cle to success" about his challenges in obtaining a bank account. And brilliantly follows this with two recipes for Mousse au Chocolat! Yum! If you ever wanted to learn what it is like to move to France, this is the book. With recipes!
How Sweet It Is! June 5, 2009 caliboy (Santa Monica, CA) 5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I follow the blog that David Lebovitz publishes most days of the week (well, many days of the week any any rate) his updates come to my igoogle home page and are a welcome treat every time. So I knew David's very accessible prose style and his keen interest in food (especially the sweet things of the culinary world) so I was very interested to get my hands on *The Sweet Life In Paris.* The book does not disappoint! Part cookbook, part autobiography and part study of the cultural mores of living in Paris and living with the French - I found I could not put the book down. There are many surprising and odd observations and much wit and humor - and I have great luck with David's recipes too - which are not limited to sweets but feature all courses from breakfast to late-night snack time and all sorts of foods. I must admit I live David's life in Paris vicariously and what a gift that is!
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