Author Description

"The most authoritative and charming guide to eating well in the French capital, Hungry for Paris includes reviews of all of the really fabulous new restaurants you won't want to miss during your next trip, as well as updated maps and indexes. It's a savvy, insider's roadmap to the 112 best restaurants in Paris, selected and reviewed by popular food writer and restaurant critic Alexander Lobrano, an American who has lived and dined in the city for over twenty years"-- "If you're passionate about eating well, you couldn't ask for a better travel companion than Alexander Lobrano's charming, friendly, and authoritative Hungry for Paris, the fully revised and updated guide to this renowned culinary scene. Having written about Paris for almost every major food and travel magazine since moving there in 1986, Lobrano shares his personal selection of the city's best restaurants, from bistros featuring the hottest young chefs to the secret spots Parisians love. In lively prose that is not only informative but a pleasure to read, Lobrano reveals the ambience, clientele, history, and most delicious dishes of each establishment--alongside helpful maps and beautiful photographs that will surely whet your appetite for Paris; Praise for Hungry for Paris: "A wonderful guide to eating in Paris"--Alice Waters; "Nobody else has such an intimate knowledge of what is going on in the Paris food world right this minute. Happily, Alexander Lobrano has written it all down in this wonderful book"--Ruth Reichl; "Delightful. The sort of guide you read before you go to Paris--to get in the mood and pick up a few tips, a little style"--Los Angeles Times; "When I got the book, I started flipping through it, jumping in and out of various chapters listlessly. But the writing was so good, I wanted to do it justice and read it front-to-back, and found it to be not just a list of restaurants but a truly superb read"--David Lebovitz, author of The Sweet Life in Paris; "Hungry for Paris is like a cozy bistro on a chilly day: It makes you feel welcome"--The Washington Post; "This book will make readers more than merely hungry for the culinary riches of Paris; it will make them ravenous for a dining companion with Monsieur Lobrano's particular warmth, wry charm, and refreshingly pure joie de vivre"--Julia Glass"--