Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris

This is a book I spontaneously bought because I was craving French food after moving back from Paris to the Uk earlier this year.

I wasn’t expecting much.

I didn’t particularly learn much about French food on this book. Hence “between meals” turned out to be an extremely suitable name.

What I did learn is how one can study food, the interactions and behaviour of people about a century ago in Paris, and the realisation that while it’s good that I like all food, I don’t have a particular “taste” currently.

The writing style is phenomenal, and Liebling has an incredibly witty way of comparing food and behaviours to unrelated items in a near perfect manner. Wasn’t expecting much, but took a lot from this book.