Ellen Williams
The vanished world of nineteenth-century Paris still awaits behind the doors of select restaurants and gourmet shops that have delighted customers for more than a hundred years. Crossing these thresholds, the discriminating diner and shopper can step into a gilded Belle Epoque setting favored by Manet and Degas, a vintage confectioner that supplied bonbons to Monet, or a shaded cafÃ© terrace frequented by Zola. From tiny pÃ¢tisseries, cozy bistros, and rustic wine bars barely known outside the quarter to bustling brasseries, elegant tea salons, and world-famous cafÃ©s, ,The Historic Restaurants of Paris, is an indispensible guide to classic cuisine served in settings of startling beauty. Charming anecdotes relating to a restaurantâ€™s history and celebrated former patrons, among them Proust, Balzac, George Sand, and the Impressionists, enhance this pocketable guide, which is both a practical resource and lovely gift book.
Travel,Nonfiction,New York,History
The Historic Restaurants of Paris: A Guide to Century-Old Cafes, Bistros and Gourmet Food Shops