L'appart

the delights and disasters of making my Paris home

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David Lebovitz: L'appart (2017)

354 pages

English language

Published May 10, 2017

ISBN:
978-0-8041-8838-8
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OCLC Number:
973504554

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3 stars (3 reviews)

"A chef buys an apartment in Paris and endures the headaches and excitement of renovating his own corner of paradise in the City of Light"--

"Bestselling author and world-renowned chef David Lebovitz continues to mine the rich subject of his evolving ex-pat life in Paris, using his perplexing experiences in apartment renovation as a launching point for stories about French culture, food, and what it means to revamp one's life. Includes dozens of new recipes. When David Lebovitz began the project of updating his apartment in his adopted home city, he never imagined he would encounter so much inexplicable red tape while contending with the famously inconsistent European work ethic and hours. Lebovitz maintains his distinctive sense of humor with the help of his partner Romain, peppering this renovation story with recipes from his Paris kitchen. In the midst of it all, he reveals the adventure that accompanies carving out …

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Subjects

  • Social life and customs
  • Cooks
  • Apartments
  • French Cooking
  • Cooking
  • Homes and haunts
  • Americans
  • Remodeling
  • Biography

Places

  • Paris
  • Paris (France)
  • France