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French Lessons : Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew Hardcover - 2001
by Peter Mayle
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- Title French Lessons : Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
- Author Peter Mayle
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Large Print Edit
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 317
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House Large Print, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2001
- Large Print Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0375431195I4N00
- ISBN 9780375431197 / 0375431195
- Weight 1.12 lbs (0.51 kg)
- Dimensions 8.56 x 5.93 x 1.15 in (21.74 x 15.06 x 2.92 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Gastronomy, France - Social life and customs
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00069686
- Dewey Decimal Code 641.013
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Summary
Peter Mayle, francophile phenomenon and author of A Year in Provence, brings another delightful (and delicious) account of the good life, this time exploring the gustatory pleasures to be found throughout France.The French celebrate food and drink more than any other people, and Mayle shows us just how contagious their enthusiasm can be. We visit the Foire aux Escargots. We attend a truly French marathon, where the beverage of choice is Chteau Lafite-Rothschild rather than Gatorade. We search out the most pungent cheese in France, and eavesdrop on a heated debate on the perfect way to prepare an omelet. We even attend a Catholic mass in the village of Richerenches, a sacred event at which thanks are given for the aromatic, mysterious, and breathtakingly expensive black truffle. With Mayle as our inimitably charming guide, we come away with a satisfied smile (if a little hungry) and the compelling desire to book a flight to France at once.From the Trade Paperback edition.
First line
The early part of my life was spent in the gastronomic wilderness of postwar England, when delicacies of the table were in extremely short supply.