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Book SynopsisParis is the second-most visited city in the world-and food-wise, it has no peer. The cafés, the bistros, the bakeries, the grand old restaurants. And the shops, from chocolate and macarons to wine and cheese, from copper cookware to one-of-a-kind china-there's nothing like it. Not to mention the culinary culture of the French capital, with its writers, artists, movie stars, expatriates, and more, all of whom made food and drink central to their lives. How natural then, and how perfect for the reader, that the author of Let's Eat France! and Let's Eat Italy! now turns his attention to his hometown.
Chockful of infographics, recipes, photographs and illustrations, biographies, anecdotes, and quirky takes on unexpected trends, present and historical, Let's Eat Paris! is the ultimate food lover's guide to the ultimate food lover's city. Read a timeline of the brasserie. An ode to the frites of Paris. Profiles of iconic restaurants: Tour d'Argent, Fouquets, L'ami Louis, La Coupole, Le Procope. Behold the sacred croissant and the twelve best places to find one. The tradition of hidden private dining rooms and other love nooks. Café Flore vs. Les Deux Magots. Best imports: kebabs, burgers, pizza. Recipes for Leeks Vinaigrette, Tournedos Rossini, Boeuf Bourguignon, Jambon-Beurre (and where to find the ones worth eating). A Hemingway tour. A guide to street markets. Art Nouveau or Art Deco? And tres, tres more.
Table of ContentsForeword
Gourmet Chronology of Paris
Types of Restaurants in Paris
At the Restaurants
Shopping Districts
Restaurant Jobs
Paris Markets
In the Name of Paris
Parisian Prices
Gallery of Eaters
French Terroir
Leek Vinaigrette Underground Breweries
Jambon Beurre Profile: Prosper Montagne
The Local Grocery Store
Parisian Flan Restaurant Profile: Angelina
Millefeuille The Invention of the Restaurant
Musard Puree Hot Chestnuts!
Profile: Colette
From Cow Sheds to Dairy Farms
An Epic of French Wines
Floating Island The Crossing of Paris
Restaurant Profile: Maxim’s
Dead at the Table
Beef Miroton Balzac’s Guide to Paris
Oysters with Les Halles Sauce Sèvres: Setting the Table
French Peas Regions of Paris
The Feast of Counterfeit Foods
Profile: Felix Potin
Cheese NaanSouffle Heavyweights at the Table
History of the Baguette
Street Food in the Middle Ages
Restaurant Profile: Le Relais de Venise
Calf’s Head Restaurant Profile: La Closerie Des Lilas
Les Halles: History of a Capital’s Center
Small Trades and the Art of Living
At Les Halles with Zola
Hungry at Les Halles
Rungis: The Market of Markets
Paris-Brest The Seats of Paris
Profile: Édouard Nignon
Restaurant Profile: Le Train Bleu
From Monselet to Ponchon: Poets of the Table
Beef Rossini The Royal Kitchens of the Conciergerie
Pâté PantinCrepe Profile: Taillevent
One Small Black Coffee, Please
Bloody Tales and Legends
Restaurant Profile: Tour D’Argent
Vol-au-VentKebab Poilane, A Family History
Salvador Dali’s Bread
Beef Bourguignon Restaurants at the Eiffel Tower
Rum Baba Harry’s New York Bar
Not the Same Lemonade
Fries, Always
Profile: Urbain Dubois
Counters that Count
And Then Came Bistronomy
Pizza Conquers Paris
Restaurant Profile: Le Fouquet’s
Financier Profile: Antonin Carême
Saint Denis Turnovers Art Nouveau or Art Deco?
Paris Eats White Bread
Paris, a Global City
Onion Soup Caviar Dynasties
St. Honoré Cake Likes and Dislikes
The Burger
Restaurant Profile: Bouillon Charter
Opera Cake Edible Plants in the City
Profile: Claude Jolly dit Claude Lebey
In the Eye of Doisneau
Parisian Restaurants in Letters
Restaurant Profile: Chez L’Ami Louis
Herring Recipes The Fifth District of Paris
Profile: Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimond de la Reynière
Paris and the Taste of Wine
Restaurant Profile: Ladurée
Holy croissant
Croissant Sautet…With Both Feet in the Bistro
Lamb Stew Goldsmiths: Craftsmen Who Set the Table
Queens of the Stove
Gnocchi Jean Coctuea: The Sketcher and His Sketches
Poultry Recipes Gabin, Keeper of Pantruche
Small Catering Trades
Profile: Nicola Appert
American-style LobsterMacaron A Feast of Paris
Diplomacy and Good Food
Celery Remoulade Taste of Goncourt
Food Slang
Manqué Profile: La Marquise de Sévigné
Best Steak Tartar in Paris
Café de Flore or Les Deux Magots?
Veal Stew Restaurant Profile: Brasserie LIPP
Gardening Traditions
Oeuf MayonnaiseBourdaloue Tart Gainsbourg at the Table
Paris in Soup
Profile: Gaston Lenôtre
Restaurant Profile: Le Club des Cent
Restaurant Profile: Berthillon
Garçon, a Glass of Water!
Pot-au-Feu Paris Churches
A Royal Garden
Mocha Cake Profile: Curnonsky
Yule Log
Chouquette and its Cousins
When Paris Received…
Restaurant Profile: Le Procope
To See and to Drink
BriocheCroque-Monsieur When Hollywood Eats Paris
Fountainebleu Gourmet Books
Sole on Stage
Facades Save Face
King Cake The Food of Ancient Paris
Puff Pastry Tart From One Lunch on the Grass to Another
Restaurant Profile: La Coupole
Rabbit Stew Couscous
A River Runs Through It
The Adventures of Bercy
Bearnaise Sauce Profile: Adolphe Dugléré
Interview with Proust
Cordon Bleu
The Hour of Pain
Bakeries
Pastry Shops
Butchers
Deli-caterers
Cheese Shops
Seafood Shops
Produce Markets
Spice Counters
Delicatessens
Confectionaries
Chocolateries
Ice Cream Shops
Wine Merchants
Microbreweries
Urban Farms
Covered Markets
Palace Restaurants
Top Bistros
Grand Restaurants
Creators’ Restaurants
Bistros
Brasseries
Cafés
Hotel Restaurants
Late-Night Dining
Steak Restaurants
Seafood Restaurants
Vegetarian Restaurants
Cabarets
Bars
Tables by the Fire
Teahouses
Coffee shops
Cocktail Bars
Renowned Cellars
Flea Markets
Kitchen Stores
Index
Bibliography
The Brigade on Let’s Eat Paris
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