Elizabeth Bard is an American journalist and author based in Provence, France, where her second book, Picnic in Provence: A Memoir With Recipes, took place. Her first book, Lunch in Paris: A Love Story with Recipes has been a New York Times and international bestseller, a Barnes & Noble "Discover Great New Writers" pick, and the recipient of the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Best First Cookbook (USA).
"Lunch in Paris has got it all: romance in full on the front burner
with delicious French recipes for sustenance. Elizabeth Bard's
voice is filled with lust and longing-it's Eat, Stay, Love with a
side of spiced apricots."--Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of
Very Valentine
"A charming narrative.... Penetrating insights quickly add a subtle
complexity that will captivate readers...She pleasantly details her
joys and obstacles...provides poignant revelations about cultural
differences ... A cozy, touching story."--Kirkus Reviews
"A love story is always delightful, and one with recipes is also
useful in the long run, part and parcel of a real French
relationship."--Diane Johnson, author of Le Divorce and
L'Affaire
"As charming and coquettish as Paris itself, Lunch in Paris
reawakens our tired hearts and palates with a deliciously
passionate journey through the city of lights. Be prepared to be
seduced by french kisses, the richest chocolate, and the sweet
charm of Bard's prose."--Nani Power, author of Crawling at Night
and Feed the Hungry
"Elizabeth Bard's Lunch in Paris is delicious, romantic, and sexy,
just as the title indicates. What captivates you is the story of a
woman finding herself after she finds love, and the challenge that
entails. I devoured this book with all the gusto I would bring to a
plate of steak tartare with pommes frites."--Giulia Melucci, author
of I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti
"In this pleasant memoir about learning to live and eat 'à la
française, ' an American journalist married to a Frenchman inspires
lessons in culinary détente.... Bard's memoir is really a
celebration of the culinary season as it unfolded in their young
lives together.... both sensuous and informative."--Publishers
Weekly
In this pleasant memoir about learning to live and eat Ø la francaise, an American journalist married to a Frenchman inspires lessons in culinary detente. Bard was working as a journalist in London and possessed of the "wonderful puppy-dog" enthusiasm of young Americans when she first met her husband-to-be, Gwendal, a computer engineer from Brittany. Soon he had the foresight to put her name on the gas bill of his Parisian apartment in the 10th arrondissement, and they were destined to marry-and cook together. Her memoir is really a celebration of the culinary season as it unfolded in their young lives together: recipes for seduction (onion and bacon); getting serious over andouillette; learning to buy what's fresh at the Parisian markets (four and a half pounds of figs); surviving a long, cold winter in an unheated apartment; and warming up their visiting parents over profiteroles. Bard throws in some American recipes "that feel like home," such as noodle pudding, and comforting soups for a winter's grieving over the death of the father-in-law. Bard carefully observes the eating habits of her impossibly slender mother-in-law for tips to staying slim (lots of water and no snacking). Bard keeps an eye to healthful ingredients ("Three Fabulous Solo Lunches"), and, as a Jewish New Yorker, even prepares a Passover seder in Paris, in this work that manages to be both sensuous and informative. (Feb.) Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
"Lunch in Paris has got it all: romance in full on the front
burner with delicious French recipes for sustenance. Elizabeth
Bard's voice is filled with lust and longing-it's Eat, Stay,
Love with a side of spiced apricots."--Adriana Trigiani,
bestselling author of Very Valentine
"A charming narrative.... Penetrating insights quickly add a subtle
complexity that will captivate readers...She pleasantly details her
joys and obstacles...provides poignant revelations about cultural
differences ... A cozy, touching story."--Kirkus Reviews
"A love story is always delightful, and one with recipes is also
useful in the long run, part and parcel of a real French
relationship."--Diane Johnson, author of Le Divorce and
L'Affaire
"As charming and coquettish as Paris itself, Lunch in Paris
reawakens our tired hearts and palates with a deliciously
passionate journey through the city of lights. Be prepared to be
seduced by french kisses, the richest chocolate, and the sweet
charm of Bard's prose."--Nani Power, author of Crawling at Night
and Feed the Hungry
"Elizabeth Bard's Lunch in Paris is delicious, romantic, and
sexy, just as the title indicates. What captivates you is the story
of a woman finding herself after she finds love, and the challenge
that entails. I devoured this book with all the gusto I would bring
to a plate of steak tartare with pommes frites."--Giulia Melucci,
author of I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti
"In this pleasant memoir about learning to live and eat 'a la
francaise, ' an American journalist married to a Frenchman inspires
lessons in culinary detente.... Bard's memoir is really a
celebration of the culinary season as it unfolded in their young
lives together.... both sensuous and informative."--Publishers
Weekly
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