Paris in a Basket: Markets : The Food and the People (Cookery/Food and Drink)

Over 400 vivid photographs illustrate the colors and sights and a fresh and personal narrative captures the unique atmosphere of each and every market and the different areas of Paris. Punctuated with historical tidbits and charming anecdotes, in addition to 65 of the vendors favorite recipes, there are insightful portraits, helpful cooking tips, practical maps and charts, and the addresses of tempting bakeries, mouthwatering specialty shops, neighborhood restaurants, local cafs, and hidden places of interest.

The world renowned chef Paul Bocuse, who shares with the authors a passion for open-air markets, has written the foreword to "Paris in a Basket".

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Excellent book for what it is, 2009-10-28
I just got this book today and am very impressed. Lots of good reviews for a reason. Chock full of photos, information and even recipes, all arranged neatly in an easily accessible manner. I don't think this would be the kind of book you would initially want to lug to Paris on a holiday because of its size, but it's pretty tempting because of the information.

Highly recommended.


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The best, 2009-02-09
I bought this book prior to my last visit to paris (08) and photo copied the back pages with the markets and the areas they were in but didn't copy the days they were open... so I bought it in French, while I was in paris... it is the best I have seen so far, well really I stopped looking for anything better because I don't think I would find it...well worth purchasing..


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Superb culinary guide for the foodie, 2009-01-17
I purchased this book before a trip 9 years ago, and My friend and I wandered around the food markets as well as enjoying the wonderful restaurants. The recipes are unique and some of them are French staples. I would love to rent a flat and do my shopping in the fresh air markets so I can enjoy this book even more thoroughly. You have to try the Coq au vin recipie. It is delicious.


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A Feast For The Eyes!!, 2008-01-20
Although this book was written in 2000, when I saw it at a book boutique I bought it immediately...a fabulous book on a unique culinary culture for those who love to delve into french cooking recipes. I highly recommend it! The photos transport you back there and it has made me so homesick to return to Paris again even though I return there every year when I can to visit family there and have always made it a pilgrimmage to go to the Marches a few times a week, especially to the 'Richard Lenoir Marche at Place de La Bastille in the 11th arrondisement...you can spend the entire morning (they close at 1PM) there perusing from table to table and end your day walking home in the streets of Paris with a tote-ful of delicacies to prepare the sumptious evening 'repas'
The varieties of each food are endless and fabulous and fresh, the colors of the fruits and vegetables are brilliant, the energy at the marches are exhuberant, and venders are so proud of their products...This book really does take you back to feeling like you are there in the midst of a culinary feast; the recipes are easy and with US measurements, and the descriptions of each arrondisement gives you such a personal tour that you feel akin to each personality they present you with. This is really the true colloquial joie de vivre experience in Paris-a way to commune with nature's bounty. I highly recommend this book; 5 stars!! a true feast for the eyes!!


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Very creative, 2006-08-20
Nicolle Aimee Meyer and Amanda Pilar Smith have created a book that is part travel guide, part cookbook, part biography -- and all wonderful! The photographs are terrific. The text brings the markets and their people to life. And I can't wait to try some of the recipes, which are for many classic French favorites. Altogether a complete success! Bravo!!

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