false <![CDATA[Au Revoir to All That: Food, Wine, and the End of France]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255602560m/6402926.jpg 6402926 4 Twenty-five years ago it was hard to have a bad meal in France; now, in some cities and towns, it is a challenge to find a good one. For the first time in the annals of modern cuisine, the most influential chefs and the most talked-about restaurants are not French. Large segments of the French wine industry are in crisis, cherished artisanal cheeses are threatened with extinction, and bistros and brasseries are disappearing at an alarming rate. But business is brisk at some establishments: Astonishingly, France has become the second most-profitable market in the world for McDonald’s. <BR><BR>In an enviable trip through the traditional pleasures of France, Steinberger talks to top chefs-Ducasse, Gagnaire, Bocuse-winemakers, farmers, bakers, and other artisans. He marches down a Paris boulevard with Jose Bove, interviews the head of McDonald's Europe, and breaks bread with the director of the powerful and secretive Michelin Guide. He spends hours with some of France's brightest young chefs and winemakers, who are battling to reinvigorate the country's rich culinary heritage. Throughout, Steinberger remains an unabashed and steadfast Francophile, and his own sharp and funny reflections bring empathy to this striking portrait of a cuisine and a country in transition. 6591746 23 6 2009 Au Revoir to All That: Food, Wine, and the End of France total:26|5:1|4:6|3:11|2:6|1:2| 26 76 107 16 4 0 false false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 22:33:02 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 22:53:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 20:04:10 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 13:37:38 -0700 2009 I thoroughly enjoyed it. I learned a lot and it was painless;) I liked the writing style of the author. He gives a little history lesson of various influential chefs of the French culinary world. I had heard of n...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 14:01:52 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 13:21:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 17:55:17 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 18:04:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 04:58:01 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 04:59:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 13:09:53 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 07:19:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 24 06:28:46 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 06:56:09 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 06:28:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Aug 23 20:49:06 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 20:49:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 19 12:10:58 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 12:11:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 07:19:22 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 06:22:37 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 08:54:13 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 22:09:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 25 12:15:13 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 12:16:06 -0700 2009 http://www.slate.com/id/2221246/pagenum/... ]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 06:15:17 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 06:01:25 -0700 2009
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