Living the Sweet Life in Paris: Adventures of an American Pastry Chef
David Lebovitz, . . Broadway, $24.95 (282pp) ISBN 978-0-7679-2888-5
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
Reviewed on: 01/19/2009
Genre: Nonfiction
Open Ebook - 1 pages - 978-1-4526-2828-8
Paperback - 304 pages - 978-0-7679-2889-2