Nineteen years of experience have gone into creating this trusted glove-pocket guide, a pleasure to read & the perfect gift for a Francophile friend. A seductive collection of 380 hotels, chateaux & auberges
- beautiful, unusual, individual
- have been selected & inspected in the best Sawday's tradition
- these special places are here because we like them. Find hotels from all over France, including 60 new for this edition, from catered ski chalets in the Pyrenees to beachside retreats on the Cote d' Azur Over 150 places have rooms for two at EURO100 or less
- or treat yourself to a slice of luxury. All are chosen for their character & warmth, great hospitality & fine wines & food
- often hosted at the communal table Clear symbols, excellent maps, over 750 colour photos, & honest & lively write-ups take the hard work out of finding the perfect place for your special stay Combine this with good maps, clear symbols & quick reference indices, & you will find French Chateaux & Hotels a pleasure to read.




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Nineteen years of experience have gone into creating this trusted glove-pocket guide, a pleasure to read & the perfect gift for a Francophile friend. A seductive collection of 380 hotels, chateaux & auberges
- beautiful, unusual, individual
- have been selected & inspected in the best Sawday`s tradition
- these special places are here because we like them. * Find hotels from all over France from catered ski chalets in the Pyrenees to beachside retreats on the Cote d` Azur * Over 150 places have rooms for two at 100 or less
- or treat yourself to a slice of luxury. All are chosen for their character & warmth, great hospitality & fine wines & food
- often hosted at the communal table * Clear symbols, excellent maps, over 750 colour photos, & honest & lively write-ups take the hard work out of finding the perfect place for your special stay Combine this with good maps, clear symbols & quick reference indices, & you will find French Chateaux & Hotels a pleasure to read.




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A fully illustrated & handy guide to over 350 French cheeses from Alsace to Vancluse, covering classic French cheeses to little-known regional specialities. Features clear at-a-glance factboxes detailing the characteristics of each cheese, how they are made & tasting & storing tips. Perfect for any cheese lover
- know what to look for & where to find it with the finest guide to French Cheeses.
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The book everyone is talking about: how the French manage to raise well-behaved children, & have a life! Who hasn`t noticed how well-behaved French children are, compared to our own? How come French babies sleep through the night? Why do French children happily eat what is put in front of them? How can French mothers chat to their friends while their children play quietly? Why are French mothers more likely to be seen in skinny jeans than tracksuit bottoms? ” Fascintating...gripping...extremely funny...I loved it. It made me want to move to Paris` (India Knight, ” Sunday Times”). ” Her book should be dispensed on prescription”. (” Spectator”). ...

French Compact Dictionary in a selection of language titles from Berlitz, to aid you before & during your travels. Berlitz have been producing language titles & promoting language learning for more than 125years. Catalogue selection comprising the following Berlitz series: Phrase books & Dictionaries, Phrase books & CDs, Shortcuts to ...

An acclaimed Chinese writer makes his English-language debut with this heart-stopping literary noir, a richly atmospheric tale of espionage & international intrigue, set in Shanghai in 1931-an electrifying, decadent world of love, violence & betrayal filled with femme fatales, criminals, revolutionaries & spies. A boat arrives in Shanghai harbour, carrying an important official in the Nationalist Party & his striking wife, Leng. Amid the raucous sound of firecrackers, gunshots ring out; an assassin has shot the official & then himself. Leng disappears in the chaos. Hsueh, a Franco-Chinese photographer aboard the same boat, became captivated by Leng`s beauty & unconcealed misery. Now, she is missing. But Hsueh is plagued by a mystery closer to home: he suspects his White Russian lover, Therese, is unfaithful. Why else would she disappear so often on their recent vacation? When he`s arrested for mysterious reasons in the French Concession & forced to become a police collaborator, he realizes that in the seamy, devious world of Shanghai, no one is who they appear to be. ...

First published sixty years ago while food rationing was still in force, Elizabeth David used this book to introduce to the nation`s bland palate, ingredients & recipes previously undiscovered in post-war Britain. Many people of that era had never experienced anything other than British cooking
- meat, two veg & a nice steamed pudding. She starts by setting the record straight: ` Those who care to look for it will find the justification of France`s culinary reputation in the provinces, at the riverside inns, in unknown cafes...in sea port bistros...and nowadays in cafes routiers, the lorry-drivers` restaurants. In such places the most interesting food of France is to be found`. For having lived with a French family while studying over there, she was able to bring first-hand knowledge to this short yet concise guide to provincial French cooking. She starts with a chapter on the Batterie de Cuisine. But it`s the collection of regional recipes that follow that made this book such a treat for 1950s Britain; divided into sections on soups, fish, eggs, luncheon, supper & family dishes, meat, poultry, game, vegetables, salads, sauces & sweets, she gives an entertaining & informative introduction to each. ” French Country Cooking” reveals the immense diversity of the cuisine through recipes that range from a primitive peasant soup of the Basque country to the refined Lyonnaise dish of Poulet a la Creme. To those used to the traditional format of recipe writing the book will come as something of a surprise since Elizabeth David weaves the ingredients into the methods complete with details of the region, tradition & people. Elizabeth David`s acclaimed writings are often cited as an inspiration by many of today`s leading chefs, as well as home cooks, & are essential to any serious cookery book collection. The following are other hardback editions of Elizabeth David published by Grub Street: ” French Provincial Cooking, ” Spices, Salt & Aromatics in the English Kitchen”, ” English Bread & Yeast Cookery”, ” An Omelette & a Glass of Wine”, ”A South Wind Through the Kitchen” & ” Elizabeth David Classics”.
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A captivating journey to French wine country, here are 100 simple yet exquisite recipes, 150 sumptuous photographs, & stories inspired by life in a small village. Readers everywhere fell in love with Mimi Thorisson, her family, & their band of fox terriers through her blog, Manger, & debut cookbook, A Kitchen in France. In French Country Cooking, the family moves to an abandoned old chateau in Medoc. While shopping for local ingredients, cooking, & renovating the house, Mimi meets the farmers & artisans who populate the village & learns about the former owner of the house, an accomplished local cook. Here are recipes inspired by this eccentric cast of characters, including White Asparagus Souffle, Wine Harvest Pot au Feu, Endives with Ham, & Salted Butter Chocolate Cake. Featuring evocative photographs taken by Mimi`s husb&, Oddur Thorisson, this cookbook is a charming jaunt to an untouched corner of France. ...

The heart & soul of the French country home
- & the source of France`s legendary art de vivre
- is the kitchen. Distinguished

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This is a beautiful book that distils the natural comfort & easy charm found in all aspects of French rural life. The first part of the book, The Elements, explores the ingredients that make up the whole, including the sutble colour palette of soft warm greys, cloudy pinks & misty greens, the traditional materials, the furniture & the textiles. The second part, The Spaces, looks at the overall style, beginning in the heart of the French home, the kitchen & dining area, before moving on to explore living rooms, halls & corridors, bedrooms & bathrooms, & outdoor rooms. ...