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Perhaps the most pleasurable way for anyone to experience Paris is to meander through its dozens of charming markets. In this comprehensive guide to every market, market street, and district in Paris, you’ll also discover a wide variety of unique gifts, from antique books and botanical prints to regional crafts and flea market finds, as well as gourmet items and the bounty of the French countryside. And for anyone who feels their time in the city is all too short, you’ll find suggestions for well-planned itineraries, with dozens of local restaurant recommendations.
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Dixon Long and Ruthanne Long are co-authors of Markets of Provence. His is also a novelist and short story writer, as well as dean emeritus and professor emeritus of political science at Case Western Reserve University. Ruthanne Long was a food consultant for wineries in the Napa Valley. They have lived in Provence and Paris.
Alison Harris has worked throughout the world shooting photos for travel books, cookbooks, advertising campaigns, book covers, and magazine stories. Her latest books, Markets of Paris, The Pâtisseries of Paris, Chic Shopping Paris, and Food Wine The Italian Riviera & Genoa are published by The Little Bookroom.
Alison Harris has worked throughout the world shooting photos for travel books, cookbooks, advertising campaigns, book covers, and magazine stories. Her latest books, Markets of Paris, The Pâtisseries of Paris, Chic Shopping Paris, and Food Wine The Italian Riviera & Genoa are published by The Little Bookroom.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Personally, I found the authors' style a bit annoying - their tone tends to be a bit patronising and cliched at times - rich, well-educated, New Worlders looking at quaint, cutesy Olde Europe. Furthermore, they are very "present" in their descriptions and at times it sounds a bit like a travel diary - a sample:
"At the end of the market, a young man is frying potato cakes...we can't resist asking for a couple. A dozen different fruit tarts appeal to our sweet tooth, so we carry off to complete our lunch al fresco in the Jardin de Luxembourg."
From a practical point of view, two small additions would have greatly improved the usefulness of the book - some maps to help speed up the process of choosing which markets to visit and a list of all the markets on each day of the week (trying to find a market that is on a particular day involves checking the summary entries, market by market, arrondissement by arrondissement).
Finally, the format of this book and several others by the same publisher is annoying - it is very small, but with thick paper. On the one hand it is small enough to take on holiday with you but the pages are impossible to flick through and the binding has already broken - the pages will start falling out soon and my copy is only a few weeks, and one trip, old.
Given all of that, why have I given it three stars? Well, it does have a lot of very useful information - I found out about several markets that were well worth visiting that weren't mentioned in other general guide books, the photographs are nice, and it is pleasant to dip into and dream about living in Paris and having all this on your doorstep.
"At the end of the market, a young man is frying potato cakes...we can't resist asking for a couple. A dozen different fruit tarts appeal to our sweet tooth, so we carry off to complete our lunch al fresco in the Jardin de Luxembourg."
From a practical point of view, two small additions would have greatly improved the usefulness of the book - some maps to help speed up the process of choosing which markets to visit and a list of all the markets on each day of the week (trying to find a market that is on a particular day involves checking the summary entries, market by market, arrondissement by arrondissement).
Finally, the format of this book and several others by the same publisher is annoying - it is very small, but with thick paper. On the one hand it is small enough to take on holiday with you but the pages are impossible to flick through and the binding has already broken - the pages will start falling out soon and my copy is only a few weeks, and one trip, old.
Given all of that, why have I given it three stars? Well, it does have a lot of very useful information - I found out about several markets that were well worth visiting that weren't mentioned in other general guide books, the photographs are nice, and it is pleasant to dip into and dream about living in Paris and having all this on your doorstep.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What an exciting find, a book all about the various markets of Paris from food, antiques, crafts and books. A little condescending in text, but the information is overwhelmingly useful, if not arranged at its best. Take your time to find where to go, and enjoy.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I love Paris and have visited a lot over the last few years. It's easy to just keep going back to the places I know and love but Paris is a massive city with lots to offer. A friend gave me this book and it's been really great for guiding me to new areas of the city, not just to see all the variety of markets but to explore different areas I've not been to. And although it's got loads of markets in it it's only small so easy to carry round with you when you're out and about.
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