Amuse Bouche
How to Eat Your Way Around France: A Times Best Food and Drink Book 2024
$26.05
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
9 September 2025
Summary
What makes a real salade niçoise? What type of cheese is officially France’s stinkiest? Why does the sandy carrot have such a superior flavour? And who exactly are the Brotherhood of the Knights of the Giant Omelette?
Leading expert on French food and culture Carolyn Boyd shares the stories behind the country’s most fascinating foods and ingredients. Spanning every region of France and divided into 200 separate vignettes, each entry blends history and travel, personal anecdot…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781800810396 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1800810393 |
| Author: | Carolyn Boyd |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 9 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 130mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
‘A perfect balance of history, food, anecdotes and recommendations … Carolyn’s enthusiasm and passion for French gastronomy is legendary’ - Michel Roux Jr
‘Carolyn Boyd serves a great feast of a French adventure, and the sweet smell of warm croissants is never far away. Amuse Bouche is wondrous, witty, delicious and fun. Every page made me hungry - so take my advice and pack your napkin!’ - Raymond Blanc
‘A brilliantly written book that draws you into booking a trip and explore France even more’ - James Martin
‘Charming, informative, written by an author with a deep knowledge of and love for France, this is part travelogue, part memoir and part recipe book. A wonderful guide to the culinary history of France’ - Kate Mosse
‘The woman everyone needs to pop in their suitcase if they’re heading to France’ - Gilly Smith
Carolyn Boyd
Carolyn Boyd is an award-winning British travel and food writer who specialises in France. She writes for a wide variety of publications, including The Times, The Guardian, National Geographic Traveller, and BBC Good Food.
She is the author of From the Source: France (Lonely Planet, 2017), a collection of chef interviews and recipes from every corner of the country. Carolyn is also Communications Manager of the Roux Scholarship, the world’s most prestigious chef competition.
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