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The Paris Cookbook (Paperback)

by Patricia Wells (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Kyle Cathie; New edition edition (1 May 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1856264777
  • ISBN-13: 978-1856264778
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 18.6 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 559,442 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

The indefatigable Patricia Wells constitutes something of a one-woman Paris tourist industry. The Paris Cookbook is the latest bulletin from her long, enthralled love affair with the French capital and its food. She is not shy of declaring her passion: it is her life's interest and she is, perhaps rightly, proprietorial to a degree. "This then," she declares in the introduction, "is my Paris." Over 150 recipes have been extracted from the food markets and restaurant kitchens of the city and assembled into a heady collection. Traditional bistro favourites such as Grilled Flank Steak, Onion Soup, Sauerkraut with Pork and Sausages, and Almond Ice-Cream rub shoulders with the more sophisticated and luxurious productions of the grand chefs, which include Watercress Soup with Caviar, Coddled Eggs with Cream and Maple Syrup, Black Truffle Mayonnaise and Fricassé of Chicken with Morels. Wells has her favourites among the chefs of Paris, and the name of Joel Rebuchon, with whom she has collaborated on a book, appears frequently, together with those of his acolytes. Indeed, one suspects a degree of harmless collusion between Wells and her chef friends, as she helpfully appends address, telephone number and Métro stop of the contributing restaurant or shop to many of the recipes, presumably in case one is so overcome as to require instant assuagement at the source. This would be understandable, as (despite a tendency to gush) she has put together a remarkable set of recipes that vividly evoke the vibrancy of the Paris food scene. --Robin Davidson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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Patricia Wells’ culinary knowledge of Paris… is second to none

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4.0 out of 5 stars A masterful insight into the eclectic mix of Paris cooking., 30 May 2001
This review is from: The Paris Cookbook (Hardcover)
Patricia Wells has done it again! You can almost smell the food as she takes us into many of her favourite eating places in Paris. This volume is much more modern in feel than Bistro Cooking, and contains some surprising things, like recipes for Thai curry paste and curry powder. This is modern French cookery at its best, lovingly described, with many personal touches. Not everything comes from masterchefs - I particularly liked the recipe for The Taxi Driver's Wife's Secret Mussels. Perhaps we can persuade her to do a companion volume on Rome?
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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 24 Sep 2009
By D. B. Train "dt" (God's Own County) - See all my reviews
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My introduction to Patricia Wells came through 'Trattoria' - one of my favourite cook books of all time. The recipes in that book are simple, use few, accessible ingredients and are recipes that actually work. I thought this was Wells' 'style' - simplicity of ingredient, approach and method so, unfortunately, I was disappointed with 'Paris'. The food is too complicated, her prose a little patronising and lengthy. There is very little in this book that appeals as to me the food is complicated and, dare I say it, too expensive. The robustness and wholesomeness, the simplicity and the fun of cookery apparent in 'Trattoria' - which incidentally I highly recommend - are not here.
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