Ann Mah has been all over. Originally from California, she worked in publishing in New York for Viking Peguin before calling Beijing her home. For four years she was the dining editor of That’s Beijing, an English-language magazine, similar to her main character Isabelle Lee in her debut novel Kitchen Chinese. She was awarded the the James Beard culinary scholarship to study Italian cuisine in Bologna in 2005 and has been eating and writing her way through Paris since 2008. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Condé Nast Traveler and the International Herald Tribune, among other publications, and she’s currently knee-deep in her next literary project.
Though she loved her experiences in Beijing, I got the sense that she feels particularly enamored with France’s rich, cultural and gastronomical offering and would therefore be an apt candidate for Franco File Friday!
Describe what you love most about France in three words.
Appreciation of beauty.
Best place to feel inspired in Paris?
I feel most inspired when I’m walking the city, seeing familiar landmarks, exploring new neighborhoods, and learning how the different quartiers connect to one another. My husband and I try…
