{"product_id":"book-bf6q","title":"The Sweet Life in Paris","description":"Like so many others, David Lebovitz dreamed about living in Paris ever since he first visited the city in the 1980s. Finally, after a nearly two-decade career as a pastry chef and cookbook author, he moved to Paris to start a new life. Having crammed all his worldly belongings into three suitcases, he arrived, hopes high, at his new apartment in the lively Bastille neighborhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut he soon discovered it's a different world \u003cspan style='\"font-style:' italic\u003een France\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom learning the ironclad rules of social conduct to the mysteries of men's footwear, from shopkeepers who work so hard not to sell you anything to the etiquette of working the right way around the cheese plate, here is David's story of how he came to fall in love with—and even understand—this glorious, yet sometimes maddening, city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen did he realize he had morphed into \u003cspan style='\"font-style:' italic\u003eun vrai parisie\u003c\/span\u003en? It might have been when he found himself considering a purchase of men's dress socks with cartoon characters on them. Or perhaps the time he went to a bank with 135 euros in hand to make a 134-euro payment, was told the bank had no change that day, and thought it was completely normal. Or when he found himself dressing up to take out the garbage because he had come to accept that in Paris appearances and image mean everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe more than fifty original recipes, for dishes both savory and sweet, such as Pork Loin with Brown Sugar-Bourbon Glaze, Braised Turkey in Beaujolais Nouveau with Prunes, Bacon and Bleu Cheese Cake, Chocolate-Coconut Marshmallows, Chocolate Spice Bread, Lemon-Glazed Madeleines, and Mocha–Crème Fraîche Cake, will have listeners running to the kitchen once they stop laughing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style='\"font-style:' italic\u003eThe Sweet Life in Paris\u003c\/span\u003e is a deliciously funny, offbeat, and irreverent look at the city of lights, cheese, chocolate, and other confections.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49390266581296,"sku":"40bf6q","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49390266351920,"sku":"BDbf6q","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49390266417456,"sku":"ZEbf6q","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49390266515760,"sku":"ZMbf6q","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/152295-bf6q-Square.jpg?v=1735262367","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bf6q","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}