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Remembrance of Things Paris: Sixty Years of Writing from Gourmet
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For sixty years the best food writers have been sending dispatches from Paris to "Gourmet. At once unique and universal, these essays by Joseph Wechsberg, Naomi Barry, and Diane Johnson, among others, present tantalizing glimpses of culinary life in the world capital of love and food. From unforgettable vignettes of resourceful chefs feeding hungry Parisians after World War II to the birth and rise of nouvelle cuisine-it's all here: the old-time bourgeois dinners, the tastemakers, the hero-chefs, and, of course, Paris in all its charm, arrogance, and splendid refinement.
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This anthology delivers a delectable mosaic of Parisian food culture, compiled from decades of observant dispatches by notable writers like Joseph Wechsberg, Naomi Barry, and Diane Johnson. It shines brilliantly as a work of food writing and cultural history, capturing everything from elite tastemakers to postwar resilience with elegance and wit. Instead, it belongs squarely on the regional-cooking and food-writing shelf for those who prefer to consume their culinary adventures through narrative prose rather than a skillet. If you want a practical cookbook to guide tonight's dinner, look elsewhere; if you want to taste Paris through sixty years of master storytelling, this volume satisfies.
