French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure

Thebookwe'veall(certainlyeverywomanbetween25and75)beenwaitingfor.Classy,chic,convincing,funny,wise,well-writtenandverytimely.It'stheultimatenon-dietbook,whichnonethelessshowsushowtoeatwithbalance,controlandaboveallpleasure.Chuckoutalltheradicaldietbooks,thinkaboutwhatyoueatandwhy,andthenenjoyeatingtherightthings(andsomeofthewrongones)intelligently,andinsmallerportions.Eat,likeaFrenchwoman,withyourheadnotyourstomach.Guiliano,French-bornandbred,getsthetoneabsolutelyright.Shesucceedsinthatrarehigh-wireactofbeingreallyseriousabouthersubjectbutwithouttakingherselftooseriously;managestoencourageandinspireandamuse,withoutbeingbossyorearnest.Thisisabookthatwillmakeyoulaughoutloudandyethaveyoufollowingseveralofherpracticalpreceptswithindays-everyonewhoreadsitbecomesevangelical(Frenchwomendon'tgotothegym,theyclimbthestairs...).Itcombinesjusttherightbalanceofmemoir,wisdom,wit,deliciousrecipes,andFrenchcommonsense.Guilianoemphasizesthevirtuesoffreshness,variety,personaltaste,enjoymentand,aboveall,portioncontrol(researchshowsthatdishesservedinUSrestaurantsare25%largerthanthoseservedinrestaurantsinFrance!).(20041129)