A Taste of Paris

2.5 Stars. A Taste of Paris looks at the history of food in Paris and Parisian attitudes towards food. The book starts it's history with the Roman conquest of Paris and goes through modern times. Each section gives a brief overview of the bigger moments of the period under discussion and then moves on the the ways the period shaped the eating habits of Paris in the future and where you can see elements of this history in today's Parisian restaurants. I guess I'm more of a historian then a foodie because I found the histories more interesting than the food-restaurant recommendations. Once Downie moved on to talking about the restaurants or food trends that harken back to a certain period I got a little bored. These sections sounded a bit too “tour guide” to me. Still,there are definitely some places that I will want to check out if I'm lucky enough to make it back to Paris. Ie keep this book around for reference.

I won this book through a good reads give away.