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PeterMayle,francophilephenomenonandauthorofAYearinProvence,bringsanotherdelightful(anddelicious)accountofthegoodlife,thistimeexploringthegustatorypleasurestobefoundthroughoutFrance.TheFrenchcelebratefoodanddrinkmor
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Amazon.comPeterMayle,authorofthebestsellingAYearinProvencehasdoneitagain--butdifferently.TravelingthistimebeyondhisadoptedProvencethroughoutFrance,thefoodandtravelwriterhasproducedFrenchLessons,acelebrationofmanyofthatcountry'sgastronomicjoys.WhetherpursuingLaFoiredeFromages,theannualcheesefairatLivarot;aBurgundianmarathonofferingrunnersMédocrefreshment;oravillagetrufflemassthatconcludeswithaheadydégustationofthenewlyblessedtuber,Mayletakeshisreadersinhandandshowsall.Wide-eyedyetknowing,everaffablebutwithatouchofmischief,he'sanidealcompanion,thebestpossiblenarratorofhislivelyfoodadventures.Mayle'sgastronomicbaptismoccurswhen,asa19-year-old,hedinesforthefirsttimeinFrance."AtthefirstmouthfulofFrenchbreadandFrenchbutter,"hewrites,"mytastebuds,dormantuntilthen,wentintospasm."Theparoxysmleadstoseriousfood-and-wineperambulations--and,finally,tochaptersincluding"TheThigh-TasterofVitel"(afrog-eatingfete);"SlowFood"(snailloveinMartignylesBains)and"TheGuidedStomach"(aninvestigationoftheMichelinGuiderestaurantinspection),amongothers.Readersarealsopresentforadebateonthesecretoftheperfectomelet;asearchforthebestpossiblechickeninBourg-en-Bresse;andavisittoaSt.Tropezrestaurantnotableforitsscantilycladhabitués.ThosefamiliarwithMayle'swork,andthoseyettodiscoverit,areinforatreat.--ArthurBoehmFromPublishersWeeklyInthislatestbook,parttravelogue,partguidetocuisine,MayleleaveshisbelovedProvencebehindandsetsouttoexperiencegastronomicpleasuresavailableatfoodfestivalsandcelebrationsthroughoutFrance.ThealwayscuriousandfriendlyMaylebefriendscolorfullocalsatsucheventsasafrog's-legfestivalinVitel,where"thightasting"isregardedasareverentact.Thebestadvicewheneatingescargots,hefinds,isthatoneshouldeatthem"throughthenose,notthroughtheeyes."ByfarthemostfascinatingandbizarreeventisaCatholicmassinthevillageofRicherencheswhosemainpurposeisgivingthanksfortheadored,rareandcostlyblacktruffle.Mayle'swry,colorfulandplayfulproseeffectivelyconveysjusthowseriouslytheFrenchtaketheirfood.SimonJones,whoalsogaveawonderfulreadingofMayle'sADog'sLife,isahighlyentertainingperformerwithavoiceandenergyreminiscentofJohnCleese.PairedwithMayle'swittyandunpretentiousstyle,hisreadingmakeslisteningtothisbookdeliciousandsatisfying.SimultaneousreleasewiththeKnopfhardcover.Copyright2001CahnersBusinessInformation,Inc.
