The Food Lover's Guide to the Gourmet Secrets of Paris

by Kate Whiteman

The gourmet treasures of the French capital come alive in this must-have book for the traveling food lover. Survey the gourmet treasures to be found in homey bistros within a stone's throw of the Bastille, the local markets on the Left Bank, or the delicacies in the well-heeled precincts near the Eiffel Tower. Each neighborhood's best restaurants, cafes, markets, and specialty shops are keyed to the other major sights most visitors are sure to want to see while in town, so you will certainly be able to blend a culinary tour with shopping, museums and sightseeing. Noted food writer Kate Whiteman approaches each entry with a discerning palate and a vast array of experience and local knowledge. You won't miss the out-of-the-way spots or unusual local delicacies. To keep the memory of Paris alive after you have unpacked your bags again, she includes forty recipes so that you can even eat like a Parisian at home.

208 pages, Hardcover

First published November 7, 2006

Reviews

[Oana · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book of restaurants, stores, chocolate shops, bakeries, charcuteries and some general tourist sites, the book is divided into nine chapters around different parts of Paris. The glossary is pretty good too, though I should have consulted it at the beginning - Whiteman mentions a lot of food I didn't know about and it would have made things clearer as I read about each restaurant. What I really didn't like was that very few of the photos were labelled. It was really annoying to see a nice-looking restaurant in a photo, then to not know which it is. Surely for a tourist book, the writer and editor should have been more astute as to what their audience's needs are.