Alexander Lobrano
Auteur de My Place at the Table: A Recipe for a Delicious Life in Paris
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Hungry for Paris (second edition): The Ultimate Guide to the City's 109 Best Restaurants (2014) 21 exemplaires
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My Place At The Table: A Recipe for a Delicious… par Alexander Lobrano
I thought this was a great listen, and I loved how the author shared snippets of himself as a child as basis for how he became a food writer as an adult. Content warning for child molestation; it was brief but still there and threw me I have to say. I mostly loved hearing about all the food and how he felt about it along with the fascinating French people; I was less thrilled hearing about his pretty wretched parents which was rough.
Lobrano is a James Beard award winning writer. When he moved to Paris from the U.S. to work for Women's Wear Daily he didn't speak French very well and knew nothing about French food although it didn't take him long to begin learning. He discovers chefs as well, both those that are well known and those that aren't. Paris becomes his permanent home and he becomes the very well known resturant critic of one of the largest newspapers in France. Following his story from an unhapppy childhood in Connecticut to a happy and successful life in France is interesting. Anyone fond of Paris or seriously interested in French food will enjoy it the most and will probably rate it higher than I have. Travelers to Paris get a bonus, he includes a list of his thirty favorite Paris resturants.… (plus d'informations)
This book made me hungry for things I don't even eat. Although the focus of the memoir was on food and Paris, it also highlighted various journeys of the author: his sexual identify, his confidence, his career, his comfort with his life and his choices. I thoroughly enjoyed being along for the ride.
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