The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City

Like so many others, David Lebovitz dreamed about living in Paris ever since he first visited the city in the 1980s. Finally, after a nearly two-decade career as a pastry chef and cookbook author, he moved to Paris to start a new life. Having crammed all his worldly belongings into three suitcases, he arrived, hopes high, at his new apartment in the lively Bastille neighborhood.

But he soon discovered it's a different world en France.

From learning the ironclad rules of social conduct to the mysteries of men's footwear, from shopkeepers who work so hard not to sell you anything to the etiquette of working the right way around the cheese plate, here is David's story of how he came to fall in love with?and even understand?this glorious, yet sometimes maddening, city.

When did he realize he had morphed into un vrai parisien? It might have been when he found himself considering a purchase of men's dress socks with cartoon characters on them. Or perhaps the time he went to a bank with 135 euros in hand to make a 134-euro payment, was told the bank had no change that day, and thought it was completely normal. Or when he found himself dressing up to take out the garbage because he had come to accept that in Paris appearances and image mean everything.

The more than fifty original recipes, for dishes both savory and sweet, such as Pork Loin with Brown Sugar?Bourbon Glaze, Braised Turkey in Beaujolais Nouveau with Prunes, Bacon and Bleu Cheese Cake, Chocolate-Coconut Marshmallows, Chocolate Spice Bread, Lemon-Glazed Madeleines, and Mocha?Cr?me Fra?che Cake, will have readers running to the kitchen once they stop laughing.

The Sweet Life in Paris is a deliciously funny, offbeat, and irreverent look at the city of lights, cheese, chocolate, and other confections.

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-06-2009; Great book, but not for Kindle; I bought this book recently on my Kindle. While the book is excellent - describing life in Paris from an American point of view, complete with bashing of both the French and the Americans - it's just not a very good book to purchase for...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-05-2009; A short review of Mr. Lebovitz's book.; I recently purchased and read "The Sweet Life in Paris" by David Lebovitz. Wow. That's all I can say, wow!. It is a fantastic book. First of all it has some amazing recipes to accompany the stellar writing. (Especially the one for...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-03-2009; Je l'ai ador?!; In a word, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.My only criticism is that it wasn't nearly long enough. In truth, I didn't want the good times to stop rolling. So thank the sweet lord above that David keeps a current blog, complete with...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-19-2009; A Delight -- Kick off your shoes and curl up with this book; David Lebovitz has an incredible writing style that captures the reader and allows him/her to live vividly through his words (fit for foodies and non-foodies alike). He transports you to Paris as you live out his experiences... all...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-06-2009; Great book, but not for Kindle; I bought this book recently on my Kindle. While the book is excellent - describing life in Paris from an American point of view, complete with bashing of both the French and the Americans - it's just not a very good book to purchase for...; read full review | report as inappropriate