We’ve Always Had Paris and Provence

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The French life you dream about — lived for twenty-five years, in two voices. Patricia Wells, long recognized as the leading American authority on French food, and her husband Walter Wells are as close to being accepted as “French” as non-natives can be — and in We’ve Always Had Paris…and Provence, they share that life together.

Part memoir, part scrapbook, this charming tandem account gathers the good, the bad, and the funny from decades abroad: restoring their beloved Provençal farmhouse, cooking at their celebrated school there, gathering friends around long, laughter-filled tables. Written in lyrical, sensual prose and filled with anecdotes and personal photographs, it conveys the nuances of French culture as only practiced observers can.

A true moveable feast — with more than thirty recipes — this is a valentine to France, and to each other, delicious in every way. Part memoir, part scrapbook, it gathers the good, the bad, and the funny from decades abroad — a true moveable feast, delicious in every way.

Patricia Wells, long recognized as the leading American authority on French food, and her husband Walter Wells have lived the French life many of us only dream about. After more than a quarter of a century in Paris and Provence, they are as close to being accepted as “French” as any non-natives can be — and in We’ve Always Had Paris…and Provence, they share that life in two voices.

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Part memoir, part scrapbook, this charming tandem account gathers the good, the bad, and the funny from decades abroad: restoring their beloved farmhouse in Provence, cooking at their celebrated school there, and gathering friends around long, laughter-filled tables. Written in lyrical, sensual prose and filled with anecdotes, personal photographs, and snapshots taken over the years, the book beautifully conveys the nuances of French culture as only practiced observers can.

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A true moveable feast, it includes more than thirty recipes that will delight readers and cooks alike — a valentine to France, and to each other, that is delicious in every way. “A charming, moving, and deliciously entertaining insider’s view,” wrote Jeffrey and Ina Garten, “of the people, the places, the gardens, the food and the wine.”