Lunch in Paris

Lunch in Paris

A delicious love story, with recipes.

Part love story, part fish-out-of-water comedy of errors and part wine-splattered cook book, Lunch in Paris is a deliciously forthright and funny true story of falling for a Frenchman and moving to the world's most romantic city- not the Hollywood version, but the real Paris, a heady mix of blood sausage and irregular verbs.

From gutting her first fish (with a little help from Jane Austen) and battling bad-tempered butchers to discovering heavenly chocolate shops, Elizabeth Bard learns to live, love, eat and, most importantly, cook like a true Parisienne- and the real reason French women don't get fat. Peppered with recipes to die for, this mouth-watering love story is the perfect treat for any woman who has ever suspected lunch in Paris could change her life.

Singled out by American bookselling giant Barnes and Boble as its 'Discover Great New Writers' pick, Bard's deliciously tart story is destined to become THE next word of mouth book for readers. An army of followers devoted to her blog have been joined by new fans who have loved memoirs like Sarah Turnbull's bestselling Almost French and the hit book and movie Julie and Julia (after all Julie and Elizabeth were discovered by the same editor).

Another passionate food lover sums up the appeal of Lunch in Paris:
"Delicious, romantic and sexy… What captivates you is the story of a woman finding herself after she finds love, and the challenge that entails. I devoured this book with all the gusto I would bring to a plate of steak tartare with pommes frites." - Giulia Melucci, author of I Loves, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti.

Elizabeth Bard is a journalist and art historian based in Paris. Her writing about art, travel and digital culture has appeared in The New York Times, Wired, Time Out and The Huffington Post, and in her popular blog, 'Lunch in Paris: Discovering Paris one meal at a time'. She also makes a mean chocolate soufflé.

Lunch in Paris
Harpers Collins Publishers Australia
Author: Elizabeth Bard
ISBN: 9780732288785
Price: $35.00