The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World’s Most Glorious – and Perplexing – City
by David Lebovitz
The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City by David Lebovitz holds a well received rating of 3.85 out of 5, based on 9.8K reader ratings. First published in 2009. The book spans 282 pages.
About The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City
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 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. 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-Creme Fraiche 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.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | David Lebovitz |
| Published | 2009 |
| Pages | 282 |
| Genres | Travel, Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Cookbooks, Biography & Memoir |
| Average Rating | 3.85 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 9,754 |
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The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City is categorized as Travel, Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Cookbooks. Its primary genre classification is Biography & Memoir.
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Based on 9.8K reader ratings, The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City has an average score of 3.85 out of 5.00, which is considered "Well Received."
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The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City has 282 pages.
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The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City was written by David Lebovitz. It was first published in 2009.
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The ISBN-13 for The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City is 9780767928880.0.
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