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Hungry for Paris

The Ultimate Guide to the City's 102 Best Restaurants

by Alexander Lobrano
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This new and updated version (published in September 2010) of Hungry for Paris, the most authoritative and charming guide to eating well in the French capital, includes reviews of all of the really fabulous new restaurants you won't want to miss during your next trip to Paris, as well as updated maps and indexes. 
WHEN IN PARIS. . . .
If you’re passionate about eating well during your next trip to Paris, you couldn’t ask for a better travel companion than Alexander Lobrano’s charming, friendly, and authoritative Hungry for Paris, the first new comprehensive guide in many years to the city’s restaurant scene. Lobrano, Gourmet magazine’s European correspondent, has written for almost every major food and travel magazine since he became an American in Paris in 1986. Here he shares his personal selection of the city’s 102 best restaurants, each of which is portrayed in savvy, fun, lively descriptions that are not only indispensable for finding a superb meal but a pleasure to read.
Lobrano reveals the hottest young chefs, the coziest bistros, the best buys–including those haute cuisine restaurants that are really worth the money–and the secret places Parisians love most, together with information on the most delicious dishes, ambience, clientele, and history of each restaurant. A series of delightful essays cover various aspects of dining in Paris, including “Table for One” (how to eat alone), “The Four Seasons” (the best of seasonal eating in Paris), and “Eating the Unspeakable” (learning to eat what you don’t think you like). All restaurants are keyed to helpful maps, and the book is seasoned with beautiful photographs by Life magazine photographer Bob Peterson that will only help whet your appetite for tasting Paris.
Praise for Hungry for Paris
"Every time I go to Paris I call Alec and ask him where to eat. Nobody else has such an intimate knowledge of what is going on in the Paris food world right this minute, and there is nobody I trust more to tell me all the latest news. Happily, Alec has written it all down in this wonderful book and now I can stop bothering him."—Ruth Reichl

"Hungry for Paris is a brilliant book with an almost fatal flaw: the writing is so enchanting you may never leave home to go to any of Alec’s favorite places. Few people know,love and appreciate Paris restaurants the way Alec does; no one writes about them better or with more charm."—Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking From My Home to Yours
“When I was nineteen, I went to France to study, but instead, I just ate. The experience changed me: I came back to the United States, and a few years later, started Chez Panisse. In Hungry for Paris, Alec Lobrano describes his own gastronomic awakening, probably better than I could! This book is a wonderful guide to eating in Paris.”—Alice Waters
“I dearly hope Monsieur Lobrano has an unlisted phone number, for his book will make readers more than merely hungry for the culinary riches of his adopted city; it will make them ravenous for a dining companion with his particular warmth, wry charm, and refreshingly pure joie de vivre. Lobrano is a sly raconteur, a respectful critic, and the very best kind of insider—one who genuinely longs to share all his best discoveries.”—Julia Glass, author of The Whole World Over and Three Junes

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    April 15, 2008

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    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781588367105

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      • ISBN: 9781588367105
      • File size: 9770 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 14, 2008
      A Paris vacation in book form, this volume travels from the glittering restaurants of the Boulevard St.-Germain to the grittier haunts of Belleville and Clichy, offering insights into classic bistros, new favorites and even a smattering of ethnic cheapies (the sorts of dining establishments that Parisians themselves have only just started getting used to). Lobrano, European correspondent for Gourmet magazine, is an observant and dedicated restaurant-hound, noting the peculiarities of a certain proprietor at one brasserie, recording the exact temperature at which oysters are served at another. No entry is longer than two or three pages, but rest assured they're fully stocked with strong opinions and recommendations; happily, Lobrano is unafraid to challenge culinary convention, calling L'Ami Louis, long a brutally expensive stop on the "when in Paris" tour, "a pretty egregious example of conspicuous consumption... especially when you can find better roast chicken and foie gras anywhere." Not since Patricia Wells's classic Food Lover's Guide to Paris has a guidebook given readers such a mouthwatering tour of the City of Lights.

    • Library Journal

      June 15, 2008
      Lobrano (European correspondent, "Gourmet magazine"), the founding editor of "Time Out Guide to Eating & Drinking in Paris" and "Zagat's Paris Survey", has lived in Paris for 20 years. His experience as a food writer gives this guide its distinctive tone; in fact, even foodies not researching Parisian restaurants will enjoy the entries for their vivid descriptions of the Parisian dining adventures the author has enjoyed. Rather than offering dry reports on a selected restaurant's specialties, Lobrano describes in depth a favorite meal enjoyed at the establishment, complete with food and wine selection, seating arrangements, and conversations with his dining companions. For quick reference or for those who don't wish to read the complete entry, each sketch concludes with short recaps called "In a Word" and "Don't Miss" as well as location and hours. Indexes include listings of establishments by category, price, and weekend availability. Sprinkled liberally throughout the guide are Lobrano's essays on French cuisine and dining customs, as well as personal reminiscences about the foods of both Paris and the United States. As much a book about what and how to eat in Paris as it is about where to eat, this thoroughly enjoyable guide is highly recommended for public libraries with larger travel collections.Rita Simmons, Sterling Heights P.L., MI

      Copyright 2008 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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