Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes
Registered by MoomaOma of Calgary, Alberta Canada on 1/22/2017
This book is in a Controlled Release!
7 journalers for this copy...
Excerpt from Amazon:
In Paris for a weekend visit, Elizabeth Bard sat down to lunch with a handsome Frenchman--and never went home again.
Was it love at first sight? Or was it the way her knife slid effortlessly through her pavé au poivre, the steak's pink juices puddling into the buttery pepper sauce? LUNCH IN PARIS is a memoir about a young American woman caught up in two passionate love affairs--one with her new beau, Gwendal, the other with French cuisine. Packing her bags for a new life in the world's most romantic city, Elizabeth is plunged into a world of bustling open-air markets, hipster bistros, and size 2 femmes fatales. She learns to gut her first fish (with a little help from Jane Austen), soothe pangs of homesickness (with the rise of a chocolate soufflé) and develops a crush on her local butcher (who bears a striking resemblance to Matt Dillon). Elizabeth finds that the deeper she immerses herself in the world of French cuisine, the more Paris itself begins to translate. French culture, she discovers, is not unlike a well-ripened cheese-there may be a crusty exterior, until you cut through to the melting, piquant heart.
Peppered with mouth-watering recipes for summer ratatouille, swordfish tartare and molten chocolate cakes, Lunch in Paris is a story of falling in love, redefining success and discovering what it truly means to be at home. In the delicious tradition of memoirs like A Year in Provence and Under the Tuscan Sun, this book is the perfect treat for anyone who has dreamed that lunch in Paris could change their life.
In Paris for a weekend visit, Elizabeth Bard sat down to lunch with a handsome Frenchman--and never went home again.
Was it love at first sight? Or was it the way her knife slid effortlessly through her pavé au poivre, the steak's pink juices puddling into the buttery pepper sauce? LUNCH IN PARIS is a memoir about a young American woman caught up in two passionate love affairs--one with her new beau, Gwendal, the other with French cuisine. Packing her bags for a new life in the world's most romantic city, Elizabeth is plunged into a world of bustling open-air markets, hipster bistros, and size 2 femmes fatales. She learns to gut her first fish (with a little help from Jane Austen), soothe pangs of homesickness (with the rise of a chocolate soufflé) and develops a crush on her local butcher (who bears a striking resemblance to Matt Dillon). Elizabeth finds that the deeper she immerses herself in the world of French cuisine, the more Paris itself begins to translate. French culture, she discovers, is not unlike a well-ripened cheese-there may be a crusty exterior, until you cut through to the melting, piquant heart.
Peppered with mouth-watering recipes for summer ratatouille, swordfish tartare and molten chocolate cakes, Lunch in Paris is a story of falling in love, redefining success and discovering what it truly means to be at home. In the delicious tradition of memoirs like A Year in Provence and Under the Tuscan Sun, this book is the perfect treat for anyone who has dreamed that lunch in Paris could change their life.
Enjoyed this book, it flowed well and was an easy read. I was a bit leery about reading a memoir of a 20 something year old but surprising I found it relatable (the adjustment to living in a new city/country). The recipes were an added bonus and the author made French cooking seem easy.
This is my gift to the Calgary BookCrossing wrapped gift exchange. It has a great first sentence.
This is my gift to the Calgary BookCrossing wrapped gift exchange. It has a great first sentence.
Brought back to me from the wrapped book exchange - which I couldn't attend but had sent a book along to!
The first sentence which was on the outside of the wrapping paper was: "I slept with my French husband halfway through our first date."
The first sentence which was on the outside of the wrapping paper was: "I slept with my French husband halfway through our first date."
This was a very interesting read, with some interesting insights into the French culture. I can see where some of the culture-shock challenges the author hard would not be an issue for me, and where I would have the same issue as her. I enjoyed her writing, and the story of her families. It was fun to have the recipes included.
Thanks for the interesting read.
Thanks for the interesting read.
Taken to get together!
Picked up at the July meeting!
Taken to the June meeting!
To the finder:
Calgary has an active group of BookCrossers that meet to swap books and discuss book crossing every second Saturday of the month at 11am at Cravings Market on Fairmount Drive SE. We always love to meet new crossers, so please join us any time you like!
To the finder:
Calgary has an active group of BookCrossers that meet to swap books and discuss book crossing every second Saturday of the month at 11am at Cravings Market on Fairmount Drive SE. We always love to meet new crossers, so please join us any time you like!
Safely in my hands.
Took me a few tries to get into this book, but in the end I enjoyed it. BUT, being a mom of a child who spread his wings and moved overseas, I sympathized with the mom and was frustrated with the daughter for not realizing the pain of having a child live so far away.
I thought the Lladro earth quake scene was pretty funny! Guilty of taking family “treasures” abroad....
I thought the Lladro earth quake scene was pretty funny! Guilty of taking family “treasures” abroad....
With the covid19 pandemic we haven’t been meeting as a group as we are all practicing social distancing. Sing song so kindly offered to pick up Costco groceries and delivered them, along with some books for me. She also took some of mine, this being one of them!
OK - some of these things I thought - there is NO WAY I could do that. To move to a different country where you aren't f=very proficient in the language and it is such a different lifestyle and culture. I did enjoy it though. She had some interesting insights into herself along her journey. I copied a couple of the recipes. (OOPS - is that illegal??) I mean a CHOCOLATE treat that can be served in the morning! (When it won't keep me awake.) And the Salmon with Fennel Compote sounds delish. It was certainly an interesting for two only children to embark on -- falling in love despite culture and language differences.
Dropping this off as another porch release, COVID style.
Lovely porch visit with sing-song with book exchange as well. Perfect!
An interesting story of how someone can turn their life 180 degrees in a few days and live happily.
Book returned to sing-song.
Released this at our meetup at Cravings. It was nice to be back there.
Picked up at a Calgary book crossing meet up and must have forgotten to journal this. I didn’t get too far into it after I realized it was a memoir. Was curious about the recipes but not curious enough it seems.
Took this book to Heritage Time Out as we could bring books there to find new readers. Hope you enjoy this!