This Tuesday October 14th, 2014, at 19:30, Food Writers Clotilde Dusoulier and Alexander Lobrano will discuss writing about food in France, food trends and restaurant reviewing as well as their most recent books.
Clotilde Dusoulier's latest book, Edible French: Tasty Expressions and Cultural Bites, goes into the meaning behind fifty of the French's popular food-related expressions. It makes perfect sense to me that the French use food to express the idiosyncrasies of life and she delves into the history of many of them. Dusolier is also a Travel Writer and Food Trend Consultant (Wait! What? I want that job!!) and the creator of the immensely popular food blog, Chocolateandzucchini which includes her books, Paris favorites, travels and recipes. And her September Favorites includes who makes the best Pain au chocolat in Paris.
Alexander Lobrano is a food and travel writer for some of the biggest name publications out there, living in Paris since 1986. And from his website, I learned that in the early-morning hours after this discussion, he will depart Paris to launch his California book tour with his newest book: Hungry for France, hitting San Diego, LA, SF, Napa and Larkspur. I also learned (his opening webpage is blog-style) about what he calls 'The best new restaurant of La Rentree (Fall Season)' which happens to be just across the river from us in the 16th: Restaurant Pages. My mouth is still dewy from the photos and descriptions of the elegant and delectable dishes posted. Thank you, M. Lobrano! Can't wait to try this new restaurant.
This is definitely one discussion at the ALP I wish I wasn't missing!
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The American Library in Paris is located at:
10, rue du General Camou(Just off the Champs de Mars and the Eiffel Tower)
75007 Paris, France
• Tel. +33 (0)1 53 59 12 60
Tu-Sat: 10-19:00, Sun: 13:00-19:00
Kirsten, BONJOUR! How are you?
ReplyDeleteWhat a sumptuous delight of a read these two books must be...combining good cuisine and France? YES!!!!
I hope you are well and enjoying all the pleasures of the French world. I am teaching almost full-time at the high school and it is fun, but very busy. My weekends are the only time I have to be creative with my writing and other endeavors, but it's always great to see you, and thank you for visiting! I must scroll down to see your gorgeous photos of Paris! Anita