French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew

A delightful, delicious, and best-selling account of the gustatory pleasures to be found throughout France, from the beloved author of A Year in Provence.

The French celebrate food and drink more than any other people, and Peter Mayle shows us just how contagious their enthusiasm can be. We visit the Foire aux Escargots. We attend a truly French marathon, where the beverage of choice is Ch teau Lafite-Rothschild rather than Gatorade. We search out the most pungent cheese in France, and eavesdrop on a heated debate on the perfect way to prepare an omelet. We even attend a Catholic mass in the village of Richerenches, a sacred event at which thanks are given for the aromatic, mysterious, and breathtakingly expensive black truffle. With Mayle as our charming guide, we come away satisfied (if a little hungry), and with a sudden desire to book a flight to France at once.

Author: Peter Mayle
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 04/09/2002
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.32h x 5.30w x 0.66d
ISBN13: 9780375705618
ISBN10: 0375705619
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Europe | France
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Travel | Food, Lodging & Transportation | Restaurants

About the Author
Peter Mayle is the author of fifteen books, nine of them novels, including the beloved bestseller A Year in Provence. A recipient of the Légion d'Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions, he lived in Provence with his wife, Jennie, for more than twenty-five years. Mayle died in 2018.