Immoveable Feast

Author: John Baxter
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN: 9780061562334
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A witty cultural and culinary education, Immoveable Feast is the charming, funny, and improbable tale of how a man who was raised on white bread—and didn't speak a word of French—unexpectedly ended up with the sacred duty of preparing the annual Christmas dinner for a venerable Parisian family. Ernest Hemingway called Paris "a moveable feast"—a city ready to embrace you at any time in life. For Los Angeles–based film critic John Baxter, that moment came when he fell in love with a French woman and impulsively moved to Paris to marry her. As a test of his love, his skeptical in-laws charged him with cooking the next Christmas banquet—for eighteen people in their ancestral country home. Baxter's memoir of his yearlong quest takes readers along his misadventures and delicious triumphs as he visits the farthest corners of France in search of the country's best recipes and ingredients. Irresistible and fascinating, Immoveable Feast is a warmhearted tale of good food, romance, family, and the Christmas spirit, Parisian style.

A Paris Christmas

Author: John Baxter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780722474
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
How a lovestruck foreigner cooked his way to the heart of a formidable French family.

The Last Chinese Chef

Author: Nicole Mones
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780547053738
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
This exhilarating story is the transporting tale of how the sensual, romantic elements of haute Chinese cuisine become the perfect ingredients to lift the troubled soul of a grieving American woman.

Anna and the French Kiss

Author: Stephanie Perkins
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1409579956
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346

Book Description
Anna had everything figured out – she was about to start senior year with her best friend, she had a great weekend job and her huge work crush looked as if it might finally be going somewhere... Until her dad decides to send her 4383 miles away to Paris. On her own. But despite not speaking a word of French, Anna finds herself making new friends, including Étienne St. Clair, the smart, beautiful boy from the floor above. But he's taken – and Anna might be too. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with the French kiss she's been waiting for?

The Yellow Table

Author: Anna Watson Carl
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
ISBN: 9781454917656
Category : Breakfasts
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Something magical happens when people come together to share a meal--and this cookbook, named for the beloved wooden table in Anna Watson Carl 's childhood kitchen, celebrates that joy and conviviality. Featuring delicious seasonal recipes just right for feeding the people you love, it includes everything from Crustless Quiche Lorraine and Pumpkin Spice Pancakes to a Kale Detox Salad, Roasted Vegetable Ratatouille, and Grilled Skirt Steak with Chimichurri. Enjoy snacks like Watermelon, Feta, & Mint Skewers; soups and stews, including Three-Bean Turkey Chili; sandwiches, simple suppers, sweets, and stress-free dinner-party menus. You'll even find plenty of vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options--and wine pairings from award-winning sommelier Jean-Luc Le D add the perfect finishing touch.

Christmas in Snowflake Canyon

Author: RaeAnne Thayne
Publisher: HQN Books
ISBN: 036971959X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
Holiday gifts don't always come in expected packages…especially in the town of Hope's Crossing. No one has ever felt sorry for Genevieve Beaumont. After all, she has everything money can buy. That is, until she discovers her fiancé has been two-timing her and she's left with two choices: marry the philanderer to please her controlling father or be disinherited and find a means to support herself. Genevieve's salvation appears in the most unlikely of prospects: Dylan Caine, a sexy, wounded war vet whose life is as messy as hers. Dylan's struggling to adjust after his time in Afghanistan, and the last thing he needs is a spoiled socialite learning about the real world for the first time. True, she may have unexpected depths and beauty to match. But he knows he could never be the man she needs…and she knows he could never be the man she thinks she wants. So why are they each hoping that a Christmas miracle willl prove them both wrong? Hope's Crossing Book 1: Blackberry Summer Book 2: Woodrose Mountain Book 3: Sweet Laurel Falls Book 4: Currant Creek Valley Book 5: Willowleaf Lane Book 6: Christmas in Snowflake Canyon Book 7: Wild Iris Ridge

The Progress of Love

Author: Alice Munro
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307814564
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
Eleven stunning stories that explore the most intimate and transforming moments of existence, from Nobel Prize–winning author Alice Munro, “one of the foremost practitioners of the short story” (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times). “Throughout this remarkable collection moments of insight flash from the pages like lightning, not necessarily providing answers—more like showing the way to new questions.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer A divorced woman returns to her childhood home where she confronts the memory of her parents’ confounding yet deep bond. The accidental near-drowning of a child exposes to the shaken mother the fragility between children and parents. A young man, remembering a terrifying childhood incident, wrestles with the responsibility he has always felt for his hapless younger brother. A man brings his lover on a visit to his ex-wife, only to feel unexpectedly closer to his estranged partner. In these and other stories, Alice Munro proves once again a sensitive and compassionate chronicler of our times. Drawing us into the most intimate corners of ordinary lives, she reveals much about ourselves, our choices, and our experiences of love.

Cooking for Claudine: How I Cooked My Way into the Heart of a Formidable French Family

Author: John Baxter
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1780720262
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
Cooking for Claudine is the charming and improbable tale of how a man who was raised on white bread - and didn't speak a word of French - unexpectedly ended up with the sacred duty of preparing Christmas dinner for a venerable Parisian family...

An Impossible Love Story

Author: Ellie Hall
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
Colette has a serious case of FOMO. Antonio's motto is YOLO. When their paths cross could it be ILU forever? This is supposed to be a summer to remember as I work my way through Europe with a bucket list I hoped would give me closure. But when I get stranded, neither my southern charm nor my sassy mouth can talk me out of trouble. Except when trouble is tall, dark, and Italian...a handsome heartthrob, a hero, a hottie. Kidding. That's the sweltering heat going to my head. I'll just go grab another gelato to cool off. However, the list repeatedly leads me to Antonio. Well, the bucket list and the love list-a silly thing my friends packed in my luggage, claiming that when I found a guy that met the criteria, I'd also fall in love. I didn't have the guts to tell them that I'm not looking. They don't know about my past. However, it turns out that I am a sucker for adventures along quaint cobblestone streets, coins tossed in fountains, and a certain pair of brown eyes. That love list? Check, check, and check. When Antonio tells me the way he feels, there's no need to translate. The thing is, I feel the same way. But do I dare risk my heart again and take a detour that might mean HEA? One-click this slow burn humorous romance today!

All Four Stars

Author: Tara Dairman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0142426369
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
“A scrumptious gem of a story!”—Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of The False Prince Meet Gladys Gatsby: New York’s toughest restaurant critic. (Just don’t tell anyone that she’s in sixth grade.) Gladys Gatsby has been cooking gourmet dishes since the age of seven, only her fast-food-loving parents have no idea! Now she’s eleven, and after a crème brûlée accident (just a small fire), Gladys is cut off from the kitchen (and her allowance). She’s devastated but soon finds just the right opportunity to pay her parents back when she’s mistakenly contacted to write a restaurant review for one of the largest newspapers in the world. But in order to meet her deadline and keep her dream job, Gladys must cook her way into the heart of her sixth-grade archenemy and sneak into New York City—all while keeping her identity a secret! Easy as pie, right?