From Here, You Can't See Paris: Seasons of a French Village and Its Restaurant

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Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Publication Date
2002-11-05
Pages
336
ISBN
9780060184728
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060184728
ISBN-13
9780060184728
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2290206

Product Key Features

Book Title
From Here, You Can't See Paris : Seasons of a French Village and Its Restaurant
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Europe / General, Customs & Traditions
Genre
Travel, Cooking, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Michael S. Sanders
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
21.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-023288
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
394.1/0944/733
Synopsis
From Here, You Can't See Paris is a sweet, leisurely exploration of the life of Les Arques (population 159), a hilltop village in a remote corner of France, untouched by the modern era. It is a story of a dying village's struggle to survive, of a dead artist whose legacy began its rebirth, and of chef Jacques Ratier and his wife, Noelle, whose bustling restaurant -- the village's sole business -- has helped ensure its future. The author set out to explore the inner workings of a French restaurant kitchen but ended up stumbling onto a wider, much richer world. Whether uncovering the darker secrets of making foie gras, hearing a chef confess his doubts about the Michelin star system, or absorbing the lore of the land around a farmhouse kitchen table after a boar hunt, Michael Sanders learned that life in Les Arques was anything but sleepy. Through the eyes of the author and his family, the reader enters this world, discovers its still-vibrant traditions of food, cooking, and rural living, and comes to know the village's history, sharing along the way an American family's adventures as they find their way in a place that is sometimes lonely, often wondrous, and always fascinating., From Here, You Can't See Paris is a sweet, leisurely exploration of the life of Les Arques (population 159), a hilltop village in a remote corner of France, untouched by the modern era. It is a story of a dying village's struggle to survive, of a dead artist whose legacy began its rebirth, and of chef Jacques Ratier and his wife, Nolle, whose bustling restaurant -- the village's sole business -- has helped ensure its future. The author set out to explore the inner workings of a French restaurant kitchen but ended up stumbling onto a wider, much richer world. Whether uncovering the darker secrets of making foie gras, hearing a chef confess his doubts about the Michelin star system, or absorbing the lore of the land around a farmhouse kitchen table after a boar hunt, Michael Sanders learned that life in Les Arques was anything but sleepy. Through the eyes of the author and his family, the reader enters this world, discovers its still-vibrant traditions of food, cooking, and rural living, and comes to know the village's history, sharing along the way an American family's adventures as they find their way in a place that is sometimes lonely, often wondrous, and always fascinating.
LC Classification Number
TX945.L35S26 2002

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