This book is very peculiar and very few of the recipes are original or interesting。 The author has never lived in Paris， and so his perception of the city is cool， colonial and often unknowing。 I can't imagine why anyone would buy a book like this instead of one by a writer like Susan Loomis， Patricia Wells or David Lebovitz， who actually live there and speak French。 This book is very peculiar and very few of the recipes are original or interesting。 The author has never lived in Paris， and so his perception of the city is cool， colonial and often unknowing。 I can't imagine why anyone would buy a book like this instead of one by a writer like Susan Loomis， Patricia Wells or David Lebovitz， who actually live there and speak French。 。。。more