In my paris kitchen lebovitz weaves together inviting and insightful tales about his adopted city with a collection of smart fun recipes some of these are total french classics think oeufs mayo and green lentil salad while others give a nod to the ethnic diversity in the city in a nod to his pastry background lebovitz includes a substantial dessert section but its clear from the breadth of the book that his paris kitchen is filled with so much more than sweets here is a cookbook . I cannot rate my paris kitchen as a cookbook because i have not tried any of the recipes i drooled over many of the recipes and hope to make some in the future note to self make the following indian cheese bread p 50 cherry tomato crostini with herbed goat cheese p110 onion soup p118 buckwheat crepes with ham cheese egg p135 ham blue cheese pear quiche p155 steak . In my paris kitchen lebovitz weaves together inviting and insightful tales about his adopted city with a collection of smart fun recipes some of these are total french classics think oeufs mayo and green lentil salad while others give a nod to the ethnic diversity in the city in a nod to his pastry background lebovitz includes a substantial dessert section but its clear from the breadth of the book that his paris kitchen is filled with so much more than sweets here is a cookbook . The new york times bestselling author of my paris kitchen serves up more than 160 recipes for trendy cocktails quintessential aperitifs cafe favorites complementary snacks and more bestselling. A collection of stories and 100 sweet and savory french inspired recipes from popular food blogger david lebovitz reflecting the way parisians eat today and featuring lush photography taken around paris and in davids parisian kitchenin 2004 david lebovitz packed up his most treasured cookbooks a well worn cast iron skillet and his laptop and moved to paris