The Historic Restaurants of Paris: A Guide to Century-Old Cafes, Bistros and Gourmet Food Shops

by Williams, Ellen
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ISBN: 9781892145031
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The vanished world of nineteenth-century Paris still awaits behind the doors of select restaurants and gourmet shops that have delighted customers for more than a hundred years. Crossing these thresholds, the discriminating diner and shopper can step into a gilded Belle Epoque setting favored by Manet and Degas, a vintage confectioner that supplied bonbons to Monet, or a shaded caf terrace frequented by Zola. From tiny p tisseries, cozy bistros, and rustic wine bars barely known outside the quarter to bustling brasseries, elegant tea salons, and world-famous caf s, The Historic Restaurants of Paris is an indispensible guide to classic cuisine served in settings of startling beauty. Charming anecdotes relating to a restaurant's history and celebrated former patrons, among them Proust, Balzac, George Sand, and the Impressionists, enhance this pocketable guide, which is both a practical resource and lovely gift book.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Williams, Ellen
  • ISBN: 9781892145031
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 6.24 x 0.94
  • Number Of Pages: 258
  • Publication Year: 2001

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