A Taste of Paris: A History of the Parisian Love Affair With Food [Audiobook] download free by David Downie
- Listen audiobook: A Taste of Paris: A History of the Parisian Love Affair With Food
- Author: David Downie
- Release date: 2017/11/1
- Publisher: ST MARTIN'S PRESS
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Travel and Holiday Guides
- ISBN: 9781250082930
- Rating: 9.3 of 10
- Votes: 885
- Review by: Erlene Grubbs
- Review rating: 9.59 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/9/8
- Duration: 3H45M26S in 256 kbps (60.8 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-08-29
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: AU, WMA, MPEG4, MOD, FLAC, WAV, Musepack, MP3 (compression TAR.7Z, ZIP, EML, CBZ, TAR, RAR)
- Total pages original book: 304
- Includes a PDF summary of 26 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 19M37S (5.2 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: A Taste of Paris is a delectable culinary history of the gastronomic capital of the world, written by David Downie, the critically acclaimed author of Paris, Paris and A Passion for Paris.'A joyous romp through time . . . The streets and tables of Paris will never be the same and I could not be more grateful.' -Alice Waters In his trademark witty and informative style, David Downie embarks on a quest to discover 'What is it about the history of Paris that has made it a food lover's paradise?' Long before Marie Antoinette said, 'Let them eat cake!' (actually, it was brioche), the Romans of Paris devoured foie gras, and live oysters rushed in from the Atlantic; one Medieval cookbook describes a thirty-two part meal featuring hare stew, eel soup, and honeyed wine; during the last great banquet at Versailles a year before the Revolution the gourmand Louis XVI savored thirty-two main dishes and sixteen desserts; yet, in 1812, Grimod de la Reyni re, the father of French gastronomy, regaled guests with fifty-two courses, fifteen wines, three types of coffee, and seventeen liqueurs.Following the contours of history and the geography of the city, Downie sweeps readers on an insider's gourmet walking tour of Paris and its environs in A Taste of Paris, revealing the locations of Roman butcher shops, classic Belle Epoque bistros serving diners today and Marie Antoinette's exquisite vegetable garden that still supplies produce, no longer to the unfortunate queen, but to the legendary Alain Ducasse and his stylish restaurant inside the palace of Versailles. Along the way, readers learn why the rich culinary heritage of France still makes Paris the ultimate arbiter in the world of food.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Guidebooks, General Cookery, Food & Drink, Sociology: Customs & Traditions, Social & Cultural Anthropology, Literary Essays, National & Regional Cuisine, European History
- Download servers: pyget, FreakShare, BitShare, Uploaded, FileWhopper, 4Shared, Dropbox. Compressed in TAR.7Z, ZIP, EML, CBZ, TAR, RAR
- Format: Hardback
- Approximate value: 28.32 USD
- Dimensions: 161x244x28mm
- Weight: 482g
- Printed by: Not Available
- Published in: New York, United States
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