A culinary journey through French history, art, and literature.Talleyrand said, “Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour.”Eating Eternityexplores the profound connection between food and French culture, from Proust's madeleine to Zola's market scenes.
Discover the restaurants where Napoleon proposed, the cafes frequented by Hemingway and Miller, and the out-of-the-way sites that bring Parisian culinary experiences to life.Eating Eternityis your unique guide to:
- The cultural symbolism of French gastronomy
- The artistic representation of food throughout history
- Historical context of French cuisine
For readers interested in French history, art, literature, and the culinary arts,Eating Eternityoffers a unique and seductive menu of places where art and food intersect. Bon app?tit!
"Entertaining, wide-ranging and gorgeously illustrated,Eating Eternity—despite its weird title—is a book you’ll want to lend to a friend. (But insist on its return.)" —Miranda Seymour, New York Times
"In the delightful foodie stories throughout the twenty-nine chapters ofEating Eternity, we dine with a fascinating cast of historical figures: Louis XIV, Dom Perignon, Napoleon, Victor Hugo, Escoffier, Hemingway, Dali, and others..." —Matt Sutherland, Foreword Reviews
John Baxteris a writer, journalist and filmmaker; he has called Paris home since 1989. He is the author of numerous books including the autobiographicalImmoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas,The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris,Chronicles of Old Paris: Exploring the Historic City of Light,The Golden Moments of Paris: A Guide to the Paris of the 1920sandFrench Riviera and Its Artists.
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