Description |
xvii, 280 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm |
Note |
Maps on endpapers. |
Contents |
A whole new batch of bonbons -- Cupcakes : the comfort of home -- Stick-to-your-teeth hot cocoa -- Bonding over French viennoiseries -- The Big Apple does macarons -- Crumbling over perfection -- Cakes to be loved and cherished -- A good chocolate chip cookie is hard to find -- The ecstasy of madeleines and muffins -- Carrot cake is the new banana cake -- Resurrection comes from baba au rhum -- French toast or pain perdu, that is the question -- One of life's best surprises: the baker's dozen -- List of bakeries. |
Summary |
The author chronicles her year living in Paris as a copywriter, describing her samplings of desserts and pastries in the patisseries, cafés, and restaurants throughout the city. |
Subject |
Pastry -- France -- Paris -- Guidebooks.
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Paris (France) -- Guidebooks.
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ISBN |
9781402264115 paperback alkaline paper $14.99 |
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1402264119 paperback alkaline paper |
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