The Historic Restaurants of Paris: A Guide to Century-Old Cafes, Bistros, and Gourmet Food Shops - Hardcover

Williams, Ellen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1892145030 ISBN 13: 9781892145031

Publisher: Little Bookroom, 2001

Synopsis

The vanished world of nineteenth-century Paris still awaits behind the doors of select restaurants and gourmet shops that have delighted customers for more than a hundred years. Crossing these thresholds, the discriminating diner and shopper can step into a gilded Belle Epoque setting favored by Manet and Degas, a vintage confectioner that supplied bonbons to Monet, or a shaded café terrace frequented by Zola. From tiny pâtisseries, cozy bistros, and rustic wine bars barely known outside the quarter to bustling brasseries, elegant tea salons, and world-famous cafés, The Historic Restaurants of Paris is an indispensible guide to classic cuisine served in settings of startling beauty. Charming anecdotes relating to a restaurant’s history and celebrated former patrons, among them Proust, Balzac, George Sand, and the Impressionists, enhance this pocketable guide, which is both a practical resource and lovely gift book.

About this title

About the Author:

Ellen Williams, the author of the award-winning The Impressionists’ Paris and Picasso’s Paris, is the former art editor of Vogue and executive editor of The Journal of Art. She is the co-author of The Historic Shops & Restaurants of New York (The Little Bookroom).

Review:

"An alluring 246-page guide, The Historic Restaurants of Paris lists scores of places to tempt lovers of history and food.” -- The New York Times

"an indispensable guide to classic cuisine served in settings of startling beauty. ... includes charming anecdotes and all necessary detail.” -- Paris Notes

About this edition

• Publisher: Little Bookroom
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1892145030
• ISBN 13: 9781892145031
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 220