The memoir
of a young diplomat’s wife who must reinvent her dream of living in Paris one
dish at a time
When
journalist Ann Mah’s diplomat husband is given a three-year assignment in
Paris, Ann is overjoyed. A lifelong foodie and Francophile, she immediately
begins plotting gastronomic adventures à deux. Then her husband is called away
to Iraq on a year-long post alone. Suddenly, Ann’s vision of a romantic
sojourn in the City of Light is turned upside down.
So, not
unlike another diplomatic wife, Julia Child, Ann must find a life for herself
in a new city. Journeying through Paris
and the surrounding regions of France, Ann combats her loneliness by seeking
out the perfect pain au chocolat and learning the way the andouillette sausage
is really made. She explores the history and taste of everything from boeuf
Bourguignon to soupe au pistou to the crispiest of buckwheat crepes. And
somewhere between Paris and the south of France, she uncovers a few of life’s
truths.
Like Sarah
Turnbull’s Almost French and Julie Powell’s New York Times bestseller Julie and
Julia, Mastering the Art of French Eating is interwoven with the lively
characters Ann meets and the traditional recipes she samples. Both funny and
intelligent, this is a story about love of food, family, and France.
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