Alexander Lobrano grew up in Connecticut before moving to Paris, his home today, in 1986. The winner of several James Beard awards, Lobrano was the European correspondent for Gourmet magazine, and is now contributing editor at Saveur. He writes regularly on food and travel for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Condé Nast Traveler, Bon Appétit, and many other publications in the United States and the United Kingdom.
“Hungry for Paris is required reading and features [Alexander
Lobrano’s] favorite 109 restaurants reviewed in a fun and witty
way. . . . A native of Boston, Lobrano moved to Paris in 1986 and
never looked back. He served as the European correspondent for
Gourmet from 1999 until it closed in 2009 (also known as the
greatest job ever that will never be a job again). . . . He also
updates his website frequently with restaurant reviews, all letter
graded.”—Food Republic
“Written with . . . flair and . . . acerbity is the new, second
edition of Alexander Lobrano’s Hungry for Paris, which includes
rigorous reviews of what the author considers to be the city’s 109
best restaurants [and] a helpful list of famous Parisian
restaurants to be avoided.”—The Wall Street Journal
“A wonderful guide to eating in Paris.”—Alice Waters
“Nobody else has such an intimate knowledge of what is going on in
the Paris food world right this minute. Happily, Alexander Lobrano
has written it all down in this wonderful book.”—Ruth Reichl
“Delightful . . . the sort of guide you read before you go to
Paris—to get in the mood and pick up a few tips, a little
style.”—Los Angeles Times
“No one is ‘on the ground’ in Paris more than Alec Lobrano. . . .
This book will certainly make you hungry for Paris. But even if you
aren’t in Paris, his tales of French dining will seduce you into
feeling like you are here, sitting in your favorite bistro or
sharing a carafe of wine with a witty friend at a neighborhood
hotspot.”—David Lebovitz, author of The Sweet Life in Paris
“Hungry for Paris is like a cozy bistro on a chilly day: It
makes you feel welcome.”—The Washington Post
“This book will make readers more than merely hungry for the
culinary riches of Paris; it will make them ravenous for a dining
companion with Monsieur Lobrano’s particular warmth, wry charm, and
refreshingly pure joie de vivre.”—Julia Glass
“[Lobrano is] a wonderful man and writer who might know more about
Paris restaurants than any other person I’ve ever met.”—Elissa
Altman, author of Poor Man’s Feast
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