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Bon Appetit! - Travels Through France With Knife, Fork And Corkscrew

by Peter Mayle
Bon Appetit! - Travels Through France With Knife, Fork And Corkscrew - Thryft
Bon Appetit! - Travels Through France With Knife, Fork And Corkscrew - Thryft

Deliciously humorous exploration of French gastronomy

This book is a must-read for anyone who appreciates good food and wants to experience the culinary wonders of France. Peter Mayle's witty and affectionate storytelling takes you on a delightful journey through the country's gastronomic traditions, from frog legs to well-turned omelettes. You'll meet passionate snail-fanciers, sausage connoisseurs, and even discover a whole weekend dedicated to the French fry. Get ready to tantalize your taste buds and fall in love with the irresistible essence of France and her food. Don't read this on an empty stomach!

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Bon Appetit! - Travels Through France With Knife, Fork And Corkscrew

by Peter Mayle
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ISBN: 9780316857024
Authors: Peter Mayle
Publisher: Little Brown Uk
Date of Publication: 2001-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Travel
Related Topics: Biography Memoir, Memoir, Food, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 10498 readers)

Description

The early part of Peter Mayle's life was spent in the gastronomic wilderness of post-war England. But a business trip to Paris at the tender age of nineteen began an enduring fascination with the French and their love affair with food and wine. In Bon Appetit!, he brings hilariously and affectionately to life a nation that can get passionate about a frog's leg or a well-turned omelette and organise a marathon fuelled only on Medoc.Preparation, of course, is everything, and Peter Mayle has spent long hours with knife, fork and glass. He visits Livarot, where his nose encounters its far from modest fromage, and revels in the spectacle of the annual competitive cheese-eating contest; he attends a church service in Richerenches to celebrate the truffle; in Martigny-les-Bains he learns the best way to eat snails; in Vittel, haven of the frog-fancier, he becomes the first English confrere.What he discovers in the high level of enthusiasm that turns eating and drinking into a celebration. And while the French take their passions seriously, the French who come to these events don't take themselves seriously at all. Warm, witty and mouthwatering in equal measure, Bon Appetit! is proof that the old saying 'Lovely country, France. Pity about the French,' is only half correct. Over ten years ago Peter Mayle transformed our feelings about Provence, now he captures the irresistible essence of France herself - and her food.
 

Deliciously humorous exploration of French gastronomy

This book is a must-read for anyone who appreciates good food and wants to experience the culinary wonders of France. Peter Mayle's witty and affectionate storytelling takes you on a delightful journey through the country's gastronomic traditions, from frog legs to well-turned omelettes. You'll meet passionate snail-fanciers, sausage connoisseurs, and even discover a whole weekend dedicated to the French fry. Get ready to tantalize your taste buds and fall in love with the irresistible essence of France and her food. Don't read this on an empty stomach!

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.