{"product_id":"lappart-the-delights-and-disasters-of-making-my-paris-home","title":"L'Appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Paris Home","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn NPR Best Book of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The best thing about this book is that David writes as he talks so it is like having a long conversation with a good friend. Equal parts honest, intriguing, distressing, entertaining, funny and appetizing. Pour yourself a glass of French wine, grab a nibble and cozy up to a great night with a great book.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Smartly arch.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"David Lebovitz hilariously recounts the ups and downs of buying an apartment in the City of Light. Readers will relate to Lebovitz's exploits, from Ikea fails to bureaucratic foibles.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Food lovers and travelers alike will fall in love with every single one of the magically charming stories David skillfully recounts.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eDepartures Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Painfully funny... typically charming and occasionally a touch risqué.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Pastry chef David Lebovitz brings his conversational and often wry, self-deprecating voice to his latest book \n\u003ci\u003eL'Appart\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eEater \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The book may make you want to never so much as replace a cabinet in your home ever again, but at the same time, it will give you a realistic, yet, somehow still appealing view of what life as a Parisian is \n\u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e like.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSignature \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In aworld filled with angst, natural disasters, and politicalstrife, Lebovitz's writing provides a delicious escape.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNUVO \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Each of the short chapters offers a brief, humorous, occasionally cringe-inducing glimpse into some aspect of the home-buying and remodeling odyssey on which Lebovitz embarks. . . . He expresses true affection both for his adopted home in Paris and for the American values that shape his own outlook and approach.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookReporter.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lebovitz's stories shimmer with despair, distress, and regret, but he nevertheless embraces life with all its flaws in the city he loves.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lighthearted... with healthy dashes of satire, wit, and humor...an engaging, entertaining, and delicious divertissement.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Francophile Americans will learn plenty here about Parisian French's often mystifying idioms. Recipes conclude chapters and range from simple chocolate cookies to complex \n\u003ci\u003ekouign-amman\u003c\/i\u003e, Brittany's ultrarich, caramelized version of a croissant.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"David captures the torturous travails of apartment renovation in the City of Light with humor and acumen. 'Pas de problème, ' he's told time and again as the renovation derails. He is as alert to details of \n\u003ci\u003eparquet \u003c\/i\u003eand working with a \n\u003ci\u003enotaire \u003c\/i\u003eas he is with recipes for tarte tatin and quiche, both included here. This memoir brings fans of David even closer to the happy life he's built for himself in Paris.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eJacques Pépin\u003c\/b\u003e, chef, author, and PBS-TV cooking show host \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book is so entertaining and so deliciously told that I could just gobble it all up in one sitting. As always, David Lebovitz managed to draw me into his scrumptious universe with a million poignant observations and countless of laugh-out-loud moments.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eYotam Ottolenghi\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eJerusalem, Plenty, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eSweet\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Written in lovely, lucid prose, the story of David's endeavor to make a home for himself in Paris is unflinchingly honest, often poignant, and frequently hilarious. As he astutely perceives, the great gift of his odyssey is ultimately the wry and very Gallic world view he acquires through the eye-popping challenges of buying and renovating a Paris apartment, and it's this hard-won treasure, along with a shy but steely self-knowledge, that makes \n\u003ci\u003eL'Appart\u003c\/i\u003e such a memorably winning read.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eAlexander Lobrano\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eHungry for Paris\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eHungry for France \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"David is an incredible storyteller, both in and out of the kitchen. I thoroughly enjoy the authenticity of life in a different country, where every day requires an adjustment and every event is a curve ball. But that's where the joy is: embracing life with a wonderful attitude, seeking exploration and novelty.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eGabriele Corcos\u003c\/b\u003e, chef and author of the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \n\u003ci\u003eExtra Virgin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDAVID LEBOVITZ has been a professional cook and baker for most of his life; he spent nearly thirteen years at Berkeley's Chez Panisse until he left the restaurant business in 1999 to write books. He is the author of six books, including \n\u003ci\u003eMy Paris Kitchen, The Perfect Scoop, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eThe Sweet Life in Paris\u003c\/i\u003e. 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