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We've Always Had Paris...and Provence: A Scrapbook of Our Life in France Paperback – Illustrated, April 28, 2009

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For more than a quarter century, Patricia Wells, who has long been recognized as the leading American authority on French food, and her husband, Walter, have lived the life in France that many of us have often fantasized about. In this delightful memoir they share in two voices their experiences—the good, the bad, and the funny—offering a charming and evocative account of their beloved home and some of the wonderful people they have met along the way.

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April 28, 2009
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0060898585
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“Guaranteed to turn any foodie or Francophile vert with envy.” — St. Petersburg Times

“Entertaining....The passionate rapport and mutual respect between the spouses shines through every chapter...intimate and revealing.” — San Francisco Chronicle

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Patricia Wells is a journalist, author, and teacher who runs the popular cooking school At Home with Patricia Wells in Paris and Provence. She has won four James Beard Awards and the French government has honored her as a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, recognizing her contribution to French culture. A former New York Times reporter, she is the only foreigner and the only woman to serve as restaurant critic for a major French publication, L'Express. She served as the global restaurant critic for the International Herald Tribune for more than twenty-five years. She lives in Paris and Provence with her husband, Walter Wells.

Patricia Wells and Walter Wells have lived in Paris for nearly thirty years. Patricia runs a popular cooking school in Paris and Provence, and is the author of ten previous books. From 1980 to 2007 she was restaurant critic for the International Herald Tribune. Walter retired as executive editor of the International Herald Tribune in 2005, having previously worked as editor and managing editor since 1980. He is one of the few non-French citizens to be awarded the French Legion of Honor.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Perennial; Illustrated edition (April 28, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060898585
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060898588
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.84 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,353,287 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #919 in Gourmet Cooking (Books)
- #2,345 in General France Travel Guides
- #4,194 in Travel Writing Reference

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Patricia Wells is a journalist, author, and teacher who runs a popular cooking school—At Home with Patricia Wells—in Paris and Provence. Salad As A Meal is her twelfth book. She won the James Beard Award for The Provence Cookbook, Patricia Wells at Home in Provence, and Simply French. Also nominated for Beard Awards were Vegetable Harvest and The Paris Cookbook. With her husband, Walter, she is also the author of We've Always Had Paris . . . and Provence. The French government has honored her as a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, recognizing her contribution to French culture. A former New York Times reporter, she is the only foreigner and only woman to serve as restaurant critic for a major French publication, L'Express. For more than twenty-five years she was the global restaurant critic for the International Herald Tribune.

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Really interesting. You get a real feel for living there.

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2014

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I am obsessed by culinary, Paris and France so learning how the Wells's life evolved was great. Curiously, given Walter's background, the book could have had a better copy editor to catch the misspelling and incorrectly worded sentences. This was aggravated by some display issues in the Windows phone edition of the Kindle version of the book.

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cherstinne

raises questions

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2010

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Much as I like Patricia Wells and her books - even if her perspective of Paris is limited to the arrondissements of tourists - this book raises questions.
She and her supportive husband are both as former New York Times journalists well versed in the art of addressing readers yet this book is such a bore.
Perhaps the dilemma is being too close for comfort to that enormous taboo that there should be a very good life to be had away from the all-American dream.
This taboo has been nurtured by innumerable Hollywood movies since the early 30's always portraying expatriates - and especially those in Paris - as a shadier kind of Americans.
After all in France, as Patricia puts it, pleasure is not a sin. Hard cheese indeed for the folks at home.
The Wells solution has been to master Paris -and Provence- in starting cooking classes for Americans just as Julia Child once mastered her French life in adapting French cooking for American television.
There is a great deal of namedropping in the book to assure the reader that the daunting price for the classes is right.
Maybe it is. The question is rather why the Wells refuse to dwell on that terrestial paradise for the senses that they know can only be had in France.
"Happy as God in France" as the Germans say.
Meaning that waking up in Paris is having Christmas every day.

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J. Busch

Great fun, even if you don't like foie gras

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2022

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This is a lovely story in addition to a collection of very interesting and delicious recipies. The banter between Walter and Patricia that apparently happened as they wrote subsequent sections is just wonderful.

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Patsy E, Cheese Lover

Doubly Good

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2008

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This book gives us an interesting story of two people's lives as Expats in France, plus some very doable recipes. Patricia and Walter Wells took a chance on life abroad, planning for maybe two years, and worked and lived their way to a lifetime of genuine fulfillment. The recipes are new, exciting, and an unexpected bonus.

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Julia

Ahhhh, Paris

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2012

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For anyone who is a fan of the Julia Child era, here is another warm story of Patricia Wells and her husband's life in France. Great stories (and recipes!). Hadn't followed Patricia with her career and cookbooks, but certainly will now.

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Lily Hauben

we've always had paris.....

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2008

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some of the anecdotes are interesting, i found overall the book was a featherweight and self- aggrandizing.

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Gingko42

A Duo Autobiography of Patricia and Walter Wells

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2013

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The story of their journalistic and cooking adventures in France. Interesting for the details of maintaining dual citizenship and yet, embedded in the culture of French cooking. Lively development of friends, jobs and putting down new roots. Recipes are excellent, too.

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Love real life stories!

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2019

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Wonderful book, great cooking, gardening,remodeling ideas, I couldn't put it down!

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