{"id":11671,"date":"2014-07-08T14:11:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T12:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colleensparis.com\/?p=11671"},"modified":"2020-04-21T17:22:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T15:22:10","slug":"dining-out-in-paris-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/2014\/07\/dining-out-in-paris-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Dining Out in Paris – Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dining<\/a>While on the plane, spend less than two hours scrolling through the pages of Tom Reeves’ helpful ebook, \u201cDining Out in Paris: What You Need to Know before You Get to the City of Light<\/strong><\/em>\u201d. The delightful book is heavy with information, light to carry and easy to read \u201ccover to cover\u201d.<\/p>\n

The purpose of the book is to initiate the first-time visitor and the once-in-a-while visitor to Paris and France with some of the customs of dining and food shopping. He sheds light on three big visitor questions: How do you want your meat cooked, how do I ask for plain water, and how much should I tip.<\/p>\n

Written in easy to read, matter of fact style with cultural contrasts, the visitor learns how long to stay at the table and that your plates will be cleared when everyone is finished. Plan on staying awhile. As Tom says about French dining, \u201cIt is not something to be rushed through but savored.”<\/p>\n

Tom, who has a Paris website, Discover Paris!<\/a><\/strong> of walks, tours and activities, gives advice and cultural contrasts clearly enough that his audience is encouraged to pull or push open the door and walk in to a restaurant or local shop. He begins with visiting shops, translations, cultural contrasts and market shopping advice.<\/p>\n

I like and agree with Tom’s market advice: Watch to see what a local is doing when handling the fruits and vegetables (or not). I have noticed that the vendor attitudes have gone through quite a change since 2000. If they hand you a plastic bag, pick your own. One item they prefer you not touch is the salad. It damages easily if everyone picks one up and turns it over to check for freshness. Harder vegetables (zucchini, peppers, eggplant, cabbage, can usually be touched. But as Tom suggests, \u201cwatch to see if others are picking their own fruit and vegetables.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tom\u2019s personalized restaurant selections are a French-influenced variety and a reminder of today\u2019s varied French culinary and colonial culture. His book covers numerous arrondissements ensuring that the reader will leave the crowds behind and take the opportunity to see several Parisian neighborhoods. Updating an ebook quickly is a big guide book advantage.<\/p>\n

The literary restaurant visits on one particular day, include the practical information, specialty tips, description of the interior, the menu choices that day, the prices, the cost and information about the owner. Some listings include vacation dates, others not. Tom continues to add helpful translation information with each restaurant perhaps not covered in his initial visitor orientation.<\/p>\n

Since many restaurants are closed for lunch on a Saturday or all day Sunday, Monday, or vacation, Tom includes the open times. When he writes \u201cMon to Sun\u201d you know the restaurant is open seven days a week.<\/p>\n

I would have liked more information about what to see in the neighborhoods of the restaurants. Vacation time is limited for many and adding an attraction, a park, a monument, a second reason for seeing the neighborhood would ensure a restaurant visit.<\/p>\n

An advantage of the “Dining Out in Paris<\/a><\/strong>” ebook is that updates can be easily made. Dates change, restaurants change management (\u201cdirection\u201d), places close and turn into clothing stores, etc.<\/p>\n

This was an opportunity for me to review my first ebook. The Kindle<\/strong> app is available to read “Dining Out” on Apple, Android devices and Windows phone<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Dining Out in Paris: What You Need to Know Before you Get to the City of Light<\/strong>
\nAuthor: Tom Reeves
\nASIN:<\/b> B00KJI3PEG
\nPublisher:<\/b> Discover Paris!<\/p>\n

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