From Here, You Can't See Paris by Michael Sanders

From Here, You Can't See Paris by Michael Sanders

A sweet, leisurely exploration of the life of Les Arques (population 159), a hilltop village in a remote corner of France, untouched by the modern era. It is a story of a dying village's struggle to survive, of a dead artist whose legacy begins its rebirth, and of chef Jacques Ratier and his wife, Noelle, whose bustling restaurant - the village's sole business - has helped ensure its future. The author set out to explore the inner workings of a French restaurant kitchen but ended up stumbling onto a wider, much richer world. Whether uncovering the darker secrets of making foie gras, hearing a chef confess his doubts about the Michelin star system, or absorbing the lore of the land around a farmhouse kitchen table after a boar hunt, Michael Sanders learned that life in Les Arques was anything but sleepy. Through the eyes of the author and his family, the reader enters this world, discovers its still vibrant traditions of food, cooking, and rural living, and comes to know the village's history, sharing along the way an American family's adventures as they find their way in a place that is sometimes lonely, often wondrous, and always fascinating.

"Sanders' account is so lovely, and Les Arques so sensuous and ripe with magic" * Publishers Weekly *
"Extraordinary..Honest, funny and endearing. This is a book for anyone who loves France or wants to travel there" -- Ken Hom

Michael S. Sanders, a former book editor and author of The Yard: Building a Destroyer at the Bath Iron Works, lives in midcoast Maine with his wife and daughter.

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ISBN 13	9780553815665
ISBN 10	0553815660
Title	From Here, You Can't See Paris
Author	Michael Sanders
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published	2004-01-01
Number of pages	384
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