Hungry for Paris

WHEN IN PARIS. . . . If you're passionate about eating well during your next trip to Paris, you couldn't ask for a better travel companion than Alexander Lobrano's charming, friendly, and authoritative Hungry for Paris, the first new comprehensive guide in many years to the city's restaurant scene. Lobrano, Gourmet magazine's European correspondent, has written for almost every major food and travel magazine since he became an American in Paris in 1986. Here he shares his personal selection of the city's 101 best restaurants, each of which is portrayed in savvy, fun, lively descriptions that are not only indispensable for finding a superb meal but a pleasure to read. Lobrano reveals the hottest young chefs, the coziest bistros, the best buys-including those haute cuisine restaurants that are really worth the money-and the secret places Parisians love most, together with information on the most delicious dishes, ambience, clientele, and history of each restaurant. A series of delightful essays cover various aspects of dining in Paris, including Table for One (how to eat alone), The Four Seasons (the best of seasonal eating in Paris), and Eating the Unspeakable (learning to eat what you don't think you like). All restaurants are keyed to helpful maps, and the book is seasoned with beautiful photographs by Life magazine photographer Bob Peterson that will only help whet your appetite for tasting Paris. Praise for Hungry for Paris: Every time I go to Paris I call Alec and ask him where to eat. Nobody else has such an intimate knowledge of what is going on in the Paris food world right this minute, and there is nobody I trust more to tell me all the latest news.Happily, Alec has written it all down in this wonderful book and now I can stop bothering him. --Ruth Reichl Hungry for Paris is a brilliant book with an almost fatal flaw: the writing is so enchanting you may never leave home to go to any of Alec's favorite places. Few people know, love and appreciate Paris restaurants the way Alec does; no one writes about them better or with more charm. --Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking From My Home to Yours

About the Author :
Alexander Lobrano grew up in Connecticut before moving to Paris, his home today, in 1986. The winner of several James Beard awards, Lobrano was the European correspondent for "Gourmet "magazine, and is now contributing editor at "Saveur." He writes regularly on food and travel for "The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Conde Nast Traveler, Bon Appetit, "and many other publications in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Review :
"A wonderful guide to eating in Paris."--Alice Waters

"Nobody else has such an intimate knowledge of what is going on in the Paris food world right this minute. Happily, Alexander Lobrano has written it all down in this wonderful book."--Ruth Reichl

"Delightful . . . the sort of guide you read before you go to Paris--to get in the mood and pick up a few tips, a little style."--"Los Angeles Times"
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"When I got the book", " I started flipping through it, jumping in and out of various chapters listlessly. But the writing was so good, I wanted to do it justice and read it front-to-back, and found it to be not just a list of restaurants but a truly superb read."--David Lebovitz, author of "The Sweet Life in Paris"

""Hungry for Paris" is like a cozy bistro on a chilly day: It makes you feel welcome."--"The Washington Post"

"This book will make readers more than merely hungry for the culinary riches of Paris; it will make them ravenous for a dining companion with Monsieur Lobrano's particular warmth, wry charm, and refreshingly pure joie de vivre."--Julia Glass