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The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious---And Perplexing---City
David Lebovitz
3.68 AVERAGE
268 reviews for:
The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious---And Perplexing---City
David Lebovitz
3.68 AVERAGE
The Sweet Life in Paris is the moving-and-starting-over story of Lebovitz’s venture into Parisian life. It’s a story we have heard many times before, of the trials of dealing with French bureaucracy, of figuring out how to get service in French stores, and of trying to fit into a world that secretly scorns everything that is not French. Yes, we have heard this story many times before, but it is a story we will never tire of, a story we want to read again and again, until maybe, one day, we tell the story of our own move to this magical place.
I loved how Lebovitz tells how he realized he was finally un vrai parisien. It was not a big day, but a simple day, the day he dressed up to take out his garbage. How we all want to live in a world where everyone dresses up to take out the garbage!
The best part, of course, is David’s take on Paris treats. David is, of course, an expert on pastries, so who better to take us around Paris and share pastry gossip?
An absolutely delicious book, filled with stories about those amazing sweets of Paris. With recipes.
I loved how Lebovitz tells how he realized he was finally un vrai parisien. It was not a big day, but a simple day, the day he dressed up to take out his garbage. How we all want to live in a world where everyone dresses up to take out the garbage!
The best part, of course, is David’s take on Paris treats. David is, of course, an expert on pastries, so who better to take us around Paris and share pastry gossip?
An absolutely delicious book, filled with stories about those amazing sweets of Paris. With recipes.
If you love Paris and love eating, you'll enjoy this book. The mysteries of Parisians explained by an amazing baker...
A fun, vicarious jaunt through life in Paris with David Lebovitz, who is just enough of curmudgeon to be completely charming.
This book should be mandatory reading for first-time visitors to Paris!
I found myself unable to put it down - it was highly entertaining and absolutely hysterical in parts. Lebovitz has a real knack for describing the differences, clashes, and philosophies of American and French cultures in a most humorous way... and he really gets it. He really gets the stereotypes on both sides and, more importantly, isn't snobby about exposing any of it. It's refreshing.
I haven't tried any of his recipes, but the friend who lent me the book has and I can say through several taste tests that the man knows his deserts (especially ice creams).
I found myself unable to put it down - it was highly entertaining and absolutely hysterical in parts. Lebovitz has a real knack for describing the differences, clashes, and philosophies of American and French cultures in a most humorous way... and he really gets it. He really gets the stereotypes on both sides and, more importantly, isn't snobby about exposing any of it. It's refreshing.
I haven't tried any of his recipes, but the friend who lent me the book has and I can say through several taste tests that the man knows his deserts (especially ice creams).
Enjoyed it very much. Pegged some things about living in Europe to a T, though I never lived in France. The recipes are drool-worthy also.
This was charming, but maybe a little too try-hard.
I like his blog better...and his ice cream cookbook even better than that!
I like his blog better...and his ice cream cookbook even better than that!
This was a book about France I could dig! (See "Flowers of Evil" review.) Lebonwitz is HILARIOUS in his observations of everyday life in France as an expat-- something as menial as grocery shopping. It's so true that the cultures are so different. I appreciate the author's perspective on some of the cultural differences, i.e. language and what "no" really means. Very subtle differences that mean the world when you know how to interpret. It's a little about reading in between the lines and reading other people's motives. Anyway, this book was so good I tried listening to it twice before I had to return it to the library.
I first got to know David Lebovitz through his amazing recipes, so I subscribed to his blog and follow his posts with great interest. I eagerly expected this book, and now that I've read it, I must admit that it was a delicious experience. While nothing close to humble, he's not the typical arrogant American, and he's funny as hell. I never expected to laugh so much while reading a chef's memoir. His remarks about life in France, and Paris in particular, were insightful, informative, and I suppose they might prove quite useful even for the casual tourist. I'll definitely look up his Paris Kitchen.
The narrator for the audio book had the perfect french pronunciation, but was otherwise somewhat monotonous for my taste. I wonder how this book would have sounded read by Tim Gerard Reynolds...
The narrator for the audio book had the perfect french pronunciation, but was otherwise somewhat monotonous for my taste. I wonder how this book would have sounded read by Tim Gerard Reynolds...
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Another American-expat-in-Paris memoir, this one with lots of useful advice on ways to behave and what to expect on the nitty gritty life details front. Bonus points for the delicious looking recipes at the end of each chapter, which I plan on trying asap (he's a renowned pastry chef & cookbook author), and the humor. Each chapter reads like an individual blog entry (tho' after a while ending each with a rimshot-worthy sentence got tiring), but I enjoyed how they built on each other and included callbacks to others. The list of places to visit in Paris is also great, and I'll definitely be referencing it. Going to make my boyfriend read this before we leave for France, for the tips on important things like manners and where to find free bathrooms.