A review by jesslolsen
Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes by Elizabeth Bard

3.0

* I didn't actually realize this was a memoir, and was initially so surprised by the depth of insight in to characters thoughts/feelings.

* I wish I had read this book before I visited Paris myself. It all sounded very romantic (particularly her early days there) but that was just as much to do with the couple as well as how Bard described the city and restaurants. I would have liked to check out some of the places she was talking about.

* I feel like a bit of a kindred spirit with Bard regarding moving to a new place and trying to make new friends and find your own personal direction, especially in an area where everyone already seems to have their set social networks they are satisfied with. I could definitely emphasize with the frustration and defeat felt surrounding this aspect.

* It was very eye opening particularly in terms of how different the culture and career philosophies are compared to home.

* I'm definitely going to try and make some of the tagine recipes.

* There was nothing wrong with this story at all, but I was constantly getting distracted by other books while trying to finish it (I stopped and started again 3 times!)