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Pancakes in Paris: Living the American Dream in France (Culinary Memoir for Francophiles and Foodies)
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bookshelves: cooking-cookbooks, food-and-drink, humor, memoir, netgalley-reviews, nonfiction, reviews-by-nancy
Jul 15, 2016
bookshelves: cooking-cookbooks, food-and-drink, humor, memoir, netgalley-reviews, nonfiction, reviews-by-nancy
Read 2 times. Last read May 21, 2018 to May 22, 2018.
Sometimes you have to follow your dream halfway across the world to make it a reality. Both Carlson and I know this to be true.
Pancakes in Paris is the story of Craig Carlson and his fulfillment of his American Dream. Craig grew up in Connecticut and lived an interesting childhood. On a whim, he took a French class in his youth and he became obsessed with all things French. It wasn’t until he visited Paris that he knew Paris was where he belonged.
Paris, ahhh a food mecca if there ever was one. Craig noticed there wasn’t an American diner anywhere in the city limits and made it his mission to create one. He had no experience in the food industry but that didn’t detract him. Breakfast in America was born and the rest, they say, is history.
I absolutely loved this book! It has everything I love in a good Food Memoir: humorous yet honest voice, descriptions so accurate I can taste the food and lots of adventures. I loved how wacky Carlson’s customers are and how incredibly popular a diner is in Paris. If Julia Child was alive today, I’m sure she’d be a regular customer. The next time I travel to Paris, I will be sure to stop by Carlson’s diner.
Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks for giving me a copy in exchange for my honest review.
My Rating: 5 stars
This review first appeared: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/
Pancakes in Paris is the story of Craig Carlson and his fulfillment of his American Dream. Craig grew up in Connecticut and lived an interesting childhood. On a whim, he took a French class in his youth and he became obsessed with all things French. It wasn’t until he visited Paris that he knew Paris was where he belonged.
Paris, ahhh a food mecca if there ever was one. Craig noticed there wasn’t an American diner anywhere in the city limits and made it his mission to create one. He had no experience in the food industry but that didn’t detract him. Breakfast in America was born and the rest, they say, is history.
I absolutely loved this book! It has everything I love in a good Food Memoir: humorous yet honest voice, descriptions so accurate I can taste the food and lots of adventures. I loved how wacky Carlson’s customers are and how incredibly popular a diner is in Paris. If Julia Child was alive today, I’m sure she’d be a regular customer. The next time I travel to Paris, I will be sure to stop by Carlson’s diner.
Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks for giving me a copy in exchange for my honest review.
My Rating: 5 stars
This review first appeared: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/
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July 15, 2016
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July 15, 2016
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August 17, 2016
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cooking-cookbooks
August 17, 2016
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food-and-drink
August 17, 2016
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humor
August 17, 2016
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memoir
August 17, 2016
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netgalley-reviews
August 17, 2016
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nonfiction
August 17, 2016
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reviews-by-nancy
August 17, 2016
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May 21, 2018
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May 22, 2018
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