"French Lessons Adventures With Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew" 2001 Mayle, Peter

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MAYLE, Peter

[227] pp.

Alfred A. Knopf

2001

First Edition

8 1/2" x 6"

The French celebrate food and drink … Read more MAYLE, Peter

[227] pp.

Alfred A. Knopf

2001

First Edition

8 1/2" x 6"

The French celebrate food and drink more than any other people, and Mayle shows us just how contagious their enthusiasm can be. We visit the Foire aux Escargots. We attend a truly French marathon, where the beverage of choice is Chteau Lafite-Rothschild rather than Gatorade. We search out the most pungent cheese in France, and eavesdrop on a heated debate on the perfect way to prepare an omelet. We even attend a Catholic mass in the village of Richerenches, a sacred event at which thanks are given for the aromatic, mysterious, and breathtakingly expensive black truffle. With Mayle as our inimitably charming guide, we come away with a satisfied smile (if a little hungry) and the compelling desire to book a flight to France at once.

Peter Mayle (14 June 1939 – 18 January 2018) was a British businessman turned author who moved to France in the 1980s. He wrote a series of bestselling memoirs of his life there, beginning with A Year in Provence (1989). See less