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The Food Lover's Guide to the Gourmet Secrets of Paris

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A really entertaining and useful book to lure you to Paris. Very well written (and detailed) reviews on Restaurants, Cafes, Pastry shops, Chocolate shops, Cheese shops, Markets, etc... by districts and arrondisments. The gorgeous photos alone made me start planning my next trip to Paris. The author also includes quite a few recipes.

Not only a visually beautiful book, but packed full of great recipies and places to eat and shop. We have been to many of the restaraunts, and the reviews are dead on. A great book for anyone going to Paris.

If you know someone who loves (1) Paris (2) dining in Paris (3) shopping for food in Paris (4) making recipes from Paris restaurants... THIS BOOK IS THE PERFECT GIFT - EVER!!! It is big, beautifully written and photographed, and has endless information on the food sources and eateries - down to the address/phone #. Plus, it is very conveniently organized by neighborhood - so give it to someone who's headed to Paris and they'll love you for it!

I haven't tried any of the recipes, but the pictures are the closest thing to being in Paris! I am forever homesick for Paris and this book is like taking a quick trip. The combination of close-ups and long-shots really brings Paris to life. I've seen a lot of books with photos of Paris but this one is the best!

I bought this book expecting to get a guide to very good Paris food outlets. It is not even remotely close. Indeed I am reminded of the famous dictum "it does not rise ro a level that could be called shallow".
It has a lot of very nice glossy pictures & a brief guide to the different areas of the city exactly as you would find in any basic intro to Paris but completely unrelated to Gourmet eating. There are some wonderful recipes (I am sure) but I don't cook.
All in all only a small fraction of the book is dedicated to telling you where to find Gourmet eateries.
A huge disappointment.

Beautiful photography, informative and great food and site to visit and shop at. Many places I visited or saw when there this spring.

A wonderful combination of tourism and cuisine...recipes that bring you to the places presented in vivid photos of the most beautiful city in the world...Bon Appetit!