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A Taste of Travel
"The Paris Cookbook" by Patricia Wells (HarperCollins,
$30).
Armchair Francophiles, travelers and adventuresome
home cooks can take flight with Patricia Wells, an acclaimed
cookbook author who has spent 20 years in France, writing
about food in Paris, Provence and Italy.
Following her popular "Food Lover's Guide to
Paris," the new cookbook explores in detail the
city's food scene, from bistros to elegant three-star
legends, and includes 150 recipes from famous chefs
as well as from cheese-akers, market vendors, butchers
and home cooks.
Wells, restaurant critic for the International Herald
Tribune, knows all about American kitchens and writes
clearly and carefully about re-creating French cuisine
at home. She's also a great tour guide through the City
of Light.
Her recipe notes are practical and personal, and her
culinary travel guide includes addresses, telephone
and fax numbers and even Metro stops for an authentic
bowl of Brasserie Balzar's Midnight Onion Soup, a department
store's Chicken Fricassee With Two Vinegars and a vendor
at a biweekly farmers market who has the recipe for
"The Apple Lady's Apple Cake."
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