2020: the year of panic buying, purging, donating, and realizing more than ever the importance of supporting independent creators, artisans, authors, and sustainably-minded entrepreneurs. It is in that spirit that I selected the items in this (mostly) French-inspired guide. Enjoy!
BOOKSBeyond the list below, you’ll find a slew of favorite reads, old and new, on my Bookshop.org page!
For the Paris devotees:
The New Paris and The New Parisienne
Makers Paris
For the plant lovers: Plant Tribe
For the fiction fans: The Margot Affair
For the inveterate hosts: Miss Maggie’s Kitchen: Relaxed French Entertaining
For the home chefs & bakers:
Poilâne (in English and now French!)
Ibrik: Ma Cuisine des Balkans
Babkas et autres Délicieuses Brioches
Le Paris des Pâtisseries
A La Maison: 60 recettes de chefs au foyer
For the apéro-obsessed:
Drinking French
Apéritif
The New Wine Rules
La Bible des Alcools
For the outdoorsy: CAMP (also in French!)
For the culture and history nerds:
Au Revoir Tristesse
City of Immortals: Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris (plus this excellent GPS tour app!)
The Seine: The River that Made Paris
For those interested in women’s issues (that should be everyone!):
Présentes
Women on Food
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
La Maison du Chocolat holiday…
