The Sweet Life in Paris
Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious—-and Perplexing—-City
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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–Crème Fraîche Cake, will have listeners 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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Release date
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781452628288
- File size: 178642 KB
- Duration: 06:12:10
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Who knew? The sweet life in Paris is actually fraught with labyrinthine inconveniences and baffling rules of etiquette. Lebovitz writes a witty memoir with an earthy perspective on living in the City of Lights as he copes with preparing complex dessert creations for new cookbooks that involve juggling cookery apparatus in a miniscule apartment. Followers of the author's popular blog will appreciate David Drummond's interpretation--which strikes the ideal notes of humor, irony, and sarcasm. His comedic delivery enables the listener to savor the city's delicious offerings while laughing out loud at the irreverent musings. Bordering on thinly veiled contempt for his fellow Parisians' hostility and arcane routines, some of Lebovitz's sharp observations paradoxically share more ÒperplexingÓ than ÒgloriousÓ aspects of Paris. Recipes are available on a pdf. A.W. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine -
January 19, 2009
The title of the fifth book from Lebovitz, celebrated pastry chef and Chez Panisse alum, is a bit of a misnomer: this feisty memoir-with-recipes is just as tart as it is sweet. Writing with the same cheeky tone that has made his blog one of the most popular food sites on the Internet, Lebovitz presents an eclectic collection of vignettes illustrating his experiences living as an expatriate in Paris. After reading accounts of perpetually out-of-service public toilets and hospitals that require patients to BYOB (bring your own bandages), one begins to question what, exactly, Lebovitz finds so intoxicating about the City of Lights. It certainly isn't something in the water, but it just might be in le chocolat chaud
. With this book, for the first time Lebovitz expands beyond his standard repertoire of desserts and includes a smattering of savory recipes. These range from such classic French dishes as a warm goat cheese salad to nostalgic American favorites like oven-roasted pork ribs with ketchup marinade. This is not to say Lebovitz's legions of sweet-toothed fans will be disappointed—many of the 50 recipes are made with plenty of butter and sugar; a flawless rendition of dulce de leche
brownies is sure to become the home baker's equivalent of that très
chic little black dress, returned to again and again.
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