Never a dull moment: I’m packing to leave Paris to go on book tour for “Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light” and “Quiet Corners of Rome”… and my lead feature for the May issue of Bon Appetit has already hit the stands… and the Internet. Here’s a link. The story has many parts, with addresses and recipes listed separately.
The photo that doesn’t appear in the story: yours truly making tortellini at the big annual Sagra del Tortellino festival in Castelfranco-Emilia, near Bologna.
Buon appetito! Or perhaps it should be Bon Appetit?
Kara Kassandra, I’m flattered and delighted! Please tell Bon Appetit that you enjoyed the article. Every word helps! All best from Paris, David
I’ve printed, highlighted, and pasted your Emilia guide into my Italy travel journal. Cannot wait to explore! I absolutely loved your features.
Also love that secret picture:) If you have any secret tips to go along with it, please send them my way!
All the best, Kassandra
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Shelley: I don’t know La Cagouille. Where? When? What?
Vagabonde: many thanks for the comment. Give a shout if you can come to one of our book events. Here’s the link again: http://blog.davidddownie.com/2011/04/our-book-tour-schedule-again-paris.html
I am so pleased I found your blog. I read Karen’s (an alien Parisienne) review of your book and found the link to yours. As a coincidence my husband bought your book “Paris, Paris” for me a few days ago and I started to read it last night. I stopped at the introduction because we had to take shelter from a tornado (we live near Atlanta.) I am French and grew up in Paris (in the 9th between métros Anvers and Cadet)then my mother had a flat rue des Archives. I have dual citizenship (I’ll never give up my French passport.) I miss the city, so I like to read books on Paris. I just finished a book written, in French and in the 30s, by a Russian émigrée who knew Proust, and prior to this a book I bought in Key West, Hemingways’ A Moveable Feast.
I did your trip in reverse. I left Paris in the 60s for San Francisco and lived there 10 years – I thought Paris was boring…. Then when I moved to Atlanta I worked for an Italian duke as I speak Italian (Duke Visconti.) SF was a lively place to be (my husband knew Janice Joplin and many other bands) now I wish I had not left Paris. I am sure there are many places you mention in your book I do not know – they will be on my list to see on our forthcoming trip to Paris (in 2 weeks.) I’ll read your back posts on your blog and shall return to your book this evening. Promis.
That means you might have eaten at La Cagouille, which I miss immensely. I had such a great meal there. Sigh.