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Katie Schwausch of French Cravings Reviews Dining Out in Paris

Tuesday, October 28th, 2014
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Dining Out in Paris

My Thoughts on Dining Out in Paris

As a frequent traveler to Paris, I have amassed an extensive collection of dining guides, some helpful and some not so much, but the majority of which basically cover the same restaurants in the most visited parts of town without offering much else to the reader.

Longtime Paris resident and writer Tom Reeves offers so much more in his book, Dining Out in Paris. His guide is as straightforward as it gets, a must for the first-time traveler to Paris. Loaded throughout with French restaurant vocabulary and their translations, he demystifies much of the Paris dining experience. Not sure about the difference between a bistro and brasserie? What about those confusing menu combinations of entree, plat, and dessert? Tom explains it all.

Refreshingly, he eschews the usual, over-reported latest places for 12 lesser-known restaurants scattered about the City of Light. His thorough reviews include interviews with chefs and owners, who are often one-in-the-same, giving the reader a personal perspective of each location. And not all of his choices are French! He covers Moroccan, fusion, vegan, and more.

Be sure to read this informative guide before your next trip to Paris.

Bon appétit!

Katie Schwausch
Le Cordon Bleu Paris culinary student
www.frenchcravings.com

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Author David Burke Reviews Dining Out in Paris

Saturday, September 6th, 2014
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As a longtime resident in Paris, I can highly recommend Dining Out in Paris, especially for people coming for long stays. What I particularly admire is the crystal clear introduction to the different kinds of eating places one finds here, which are confusing at first as, for example, what’s the difference between what one can expect a at restaurant versus a bistro versus a brasserie versus a café in terms of the look and the service and the types of food they serve, and salons de thé and bars à vin, what you can get there besides tea and wine, with some items overlapping, but some quite different. The book also explains the terms for the order of the meal, the entrée, the plat principal, and the dessert, and beyond the eateries, it gives you an excellent run-down on all kinds of shops for things to eat and drink, from fromage to vin to glace and sorbet and chocolates – the works! This is just what the subtitle says, “What you need before you get to the City of Light.”

I’ve only had time to get to one of the eating places, the vegetarian Café Ginger, in my Bastille neighborhood. Everything was delicious and surprising, and the description in the book was right on.

Another thing I like about this book is that it has none of the usual culinary suspects, and the restaurants they recommend are located in colorful parts of Paris, mostly away from the tourist areas, and are not all are French. Half of the eateries they recommend are savory-sounding places from other parts it the world. Instead of running down a quick list, this book recommends and critiques only twelve restaurants, studying them with deep care and evident pleasure and writing about them in them with rich, enticing descriptions. I commend their approach. They love good food and know how to explain it, and with plenty of happy surprises all the way.

Bravo!

David Burke is author of Writers In Paris: Literary Lives in the City of Light.

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Our New e-Book — Dining Out in Paris

Saturday, August 16th, 2014
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Our new e-book, Dining Out in Paris – What You Need to Know before You Get to the City of Light, will give first- and even second-time travelers the knowledge and confidence that they need to enter into a Parisian restaurant to enjoy a fine meal. Dining Out in Paris helps prepare the traveler for a wonderful French dining experience.

Click here to learn more or to order! http://amzn.to/1nkgCyu.

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Our New Dining Guide — Essential Reading before You Get to Paris

Saturday, August 2nd, 2014
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Our new e-book, Dining Out in Paris – What You Need to Know before You Get to the City of Light, will give first- and even second-time travelers the knowledge and confidence that they need to enter into a Parisian restaurant to enjoy a fine meal. Dining Out in Paris helps prepare the traveler for a wonderful French dining experience.

Click here to order! http://amzn.to/1nkgCyu.

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Award-winning Author Reviews Dining Out in Paris

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
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Indispensable! Tom Reeves’s Dining Out in Paris doesn’t just recommend places to eat. This is a guide book that decodes all the little customs, cultural quirks and expressions of speech a visitor to Parisian eateries will encounter. A longtime American expatriate who knows and loves his adopted city, Tom Reeves proposes restaurants that are off the beaten tourist tracks. Best of all, this book celebrates the multiculturalism of Paris, in all its variety and vibrancy. For visitors in search of an authentic Parisian dining experience, this book is indispensable!

Jake Lamar, author of Rendezvous Eighteenth and Ghosts of Saint-Michel.

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Launch Party for Our New e-Book – Dining Out in Paris

Friday, June 20th, 2014
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Last night we held a launch party for our new e-book Dining Out in Paris – What You Need to Know before You Get to the City of Light.

En Vrac

It was held at En Vrac, a cave à manger located at the corner of rue l’Olive and rue Riquet in the 18th arrondissement.

Lily Heise, Anna Eklund-Cheong, Charin Chong, Claire Thomas, Tom Reeves, Mary Kay Bosshart, and Lisa Czarina

Lily Heise, Anna Eklund-Cheong, Charin Chong, Claire Thomas, Tom Reeves, Mary Kay Bosshart, and Lisa Czarina
Photograph by www.DiscoverParis.net

Eleven Paris bloggers and writers gathered to hear me talk about Dining Out in Paris and En Vrac owner Thierry Poincin talk about his wine shop and restaurant.

Tom Reeves, author of Dining Out in Paris - What You Need to Know before You Get to the City of Light

Tom Reeves
Author of Dining Out in Paris –
What You Need to Know before You Get to the City of Light

Photograph by www.DiscoverParis.net

I explained that I wrote Dining Out in Paris with first-time travelers to Paris in mind. My intent was to provide helpful information about French restaurants and French dining customs so that newcomers will have confidence to enter a Parisian restaurant to enjoy a fine meal. As a bonus, I have included in-depth reviews of twelve of my favorite restaurants in the book.

Thierry Poincin - Owner of En Vrac

Thierry Poincin – Owner of En Vrac
Photograph by www.DiscoverParis.net

Thierry explained how he sells wine en vrac (in bulk) to customers who bring their own bottle or leave a 2€ deposit for a bottle that the shop supplies. The bottles are filled from stainless-steel wine vats that contain wine protected from oxidation by nitrogen gas. He also talked about a new location that he’ll soon be opening on rue Maubeuge in the 9th arrondissement.

Tom Reeves with Claire Thomas

Tom Reeves with Claire Thomas
Photograph by www.DiscoverParis.net

The following Paris bloggers and writers attended:
Mary Kay Bosshart – Out and About in Paris
Charin Chong – Sight Seeker’s Delight
Lisa Czarina – Ella Coquine
Anna Eklund-Cheong – Paris Haiku
Heidi Ellison – Paris Update
Rosemary Flannery – Passport to Paris
Gerri Chanel – Saving Mona Lisa
Lily Heise – Je T’aime… Me Neither
Ganit Hirschberg – Food, Wine, and Other Adventures
Claire Thomas – Sight Seeker’s Delight
Laurel Zuckerman – Laurel Zuckerman’s Paris Weblog

The party was hosted by:
Tom Reeves – Paris Insights
Monique Y. Wells – Entrée to Black Paris
Thierry Poincin – En Vrac
(En Vrac is one of the restaurants that I reviewed for Dining Out in Paris.)

A good time was had by all!

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Has Your Father Set His Sights on Paris This Year?

Friday, June 13th, 2014
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Part of the joy of exploring Paris is dining in the fabulous restaurants there.

If your father is planning his first trip to Paris this year, he will certainly want to learn about French dining customs before he gets there. Entering into a Parisian restaurant can be practically stress free if he knows in advance what to anticipate in terms of service and food.

Just in time for Father’s Day, our new book Dining Out in Paris — What You Need to Know Before You Get to the City of Light by Tom Reeves will provide your dad with the knowledge and confidence he needs to enter a Parisian restaurant and have a wonderful dining experience.

Dining Out in Paris is an e-book that can be given as a gift and downloaded immediately. Your dad doesn’t even need a Kindle device to read it — he can simply download FREE software that will permit him to read the book on every major tablet, smartphone, and computer that he owns.

Bonus!
Dining Out in Paris — What You Need to Know before You Get to the City of Light contains in-depth reviews of twelve of the author’s favorite restaurants. Your dad will have a head start on selecting where he’ll dine during his trip!

Help your father prepare for a fabulous trip to Paris. Give him a copy of Dining Out in Paris — What You Need to Know Before You Get to the City of Light!

Order from Amazon at the following link: http://amzn.to/1nkgCyu.

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Which Dining Guide Do Most French Waiters Recommend to Paris-bound Travelers?

Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
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Waiter Holding Copy of Dining Out In Paris

We like to think that the dining guide most French waiters recommend is our new e-book Dining Out in Paris – What You Need to Know before You Get to the City of Light.

Entering into a restaurant in Paris can be a formidable experience for the uninitiated traveler. Not only do you have to contend with trying to make your wishes understood by a waiter who may or may not speak your language, but you must learn quickly how to adapt to local dining customs as well.

If you are a first- or second-time traveler to Paris, our new e-book, Dining Out in Paris – What You Need to Know before You Get to the City of Light, will provide you the with the knowledge and confidence that you need to enter into a Parisian restaurant to enjoy a fine meal and to have a wonderful dining experience.

Bonus!
Dining Out in Paris – What You Need to Know before You Get to the City of Light contains in-depth reviews of twelve of the author’s favorite restaurants.

Click here to order! http://amzn.to/1nkgCyu

Note: You don’t need a Kindle device to read Dining Out in Paris. Amazon.com provides FREE reader apps that work on every major tablet, smartphone, and computer so that you can read e-books on whatever type of device you own. Click here to learn more.

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