French Lessons: Adventures With Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
by MAYLE, PETER
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0375405909
- ISBN 13
- 9780375405907
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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Synopsis
Peter Mayle, francophile phenomenon and author of A Year in Provence, brings another delightful (and delicious) account of the good life, this time exploring the gustatory pleasures to be found throughout France.The French celebrate food and drink more than any other people, and Mayle shows us just how contagious their enthusiasm can be. We visit the Foire aux Escargots. We attend a truly French marathon, where the beverage of choice is Chteau Lafite-Rothschild rather than Gatorade. We search out the most pungent cheese in France, and eavesdrop on a heated debate on the perfect way to prepare an omelet. We even attend a Catholic mass in the village of Richerenches, a sacred event at which thanks are given for the aromatic, mysterious, and breathtakingly expensive black truffle. With Mayle as our inimitably charming guide, we come away with a satisfied smile (if a little hungry) and the compelling desire to book a flight to France at once.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Seller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 019890
- Title
- French Lessons: Adventures With Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
- Author
- MAYLE, PETER
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0375405909
- ISBN 13
- 9780375405907
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf Inc
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- FOOD DINNERS DINING FRANCE, SOCIAL LIFE CUISINE
- X weight
- 0 oz
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