In Acquired Tastes, Peter Mayle, the erudite sojourner and New York Times bestselling author of A Year in Provence, sets off once more, traveling the world in search of the very best life has to offer. Whether telling us where to buy the world's best caviar or how to order a pair of thirteen-hundred-dollar custom-made shoes, advising us on the high cost of keeping a mistress in style or the pros and cons of households servants, he covers everything the well-heeled-and those vicariously so inclined-need to know to enjoy the good life.
From gastronomy to matrimony, from the sartorial to the baronial, Acquired Tastes is Peter Mayle's most delicious book yet-an irreverently spiced smorgasbord of rich dishes you're sure to enjoy.
Praise for Acquired Tastes
"Mr. Mayle is a writer who never fails to entertain. If he were told to go forth and write about doorknobs, he would return with a witty, perceptive essay."-The New York Times Book Review
"One of the finest modern writers on matters that deal with taste."-Craig Claiborne
"Much, much fun-and best read with a magnum of Dom Pérignon and a four-pound tin of Beluga caviar."-Kirkus Reviews
"Witty and stylish . . . These hilarious essays are vintage Mayle."-James Villas, author of The French Country Kitchen
"This delightful celebration of the little (and not-so-little) extravagances that make life worth living scintillates with wit, brio and trenchant observations"-Publishers Weekly
"Intriguing."-Chicago Sun-Times
Peter Mayle is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including Acquired Tastes, A Year in Provence, and French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew. A recipient of the Légion d'Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions, he lives in Provence with his wife.
Show moreIn Acquired Tastes, Peter Mayle, the erudite sojourner and New York Times bestselling author of A Year in Provence, sets off once more, traveling the world in search of the very best life has to offer. Whether telling us where to buy the world's best caviar or how to order a pair of thirteen-hundred-dollar custom-made shoes, advising us on the high cost of keeping a mistress in style or the pros and cons of households servants, he covers everything the well-heeled-and those vicariously so inclined-need to know to enjoy the good life.
From gastronomy to matrimony, from the sartorial to the baronial, Acquired Tastes is Peter Mayle's most delicious book yet-an irreverently spiced smorgasbord of rich dishes you're sure to enjoy.
Praise for Acquired Tastes
"Mr. Mayle is a writer who never fails to entertain. If he were told to go forth and write about doorknobs, he would return with a witty, perceptive essay."-The New York Times Book Review
"One of the finest modern writers on matters that deal with taste."-Craig Claiborne
"Much, much fun-and best read with a magnum of Dom Pérignon and a four-pound tin of Beluga caviar."-Kirkus Reviews
"Witty and stylish . . . These hilarious essays are vintage Mayle."-James Villas, author of The French Country Kitchen
"This delightful celebration of the little (and not-so-little) extravagances that make life worth living scintillates with wit, brio and trenchant observations"-Publishers Weekly
"Intriguing."-Chicago Sun-Times
Peter Mayle is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including Acquired Tastes, A Year in Provence, and French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew. A recipient of the Légion d'Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions, he lives in Provence with his wife.
Show morePeter Mayle is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including Acquired Tastes, A Year in Provence, and French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew. A recipient of the Légion d’Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions, he lives in Provence with his wife.
“Mr. Mayle is a writer who never fails to entertain. If he were
told to go forth and write about doorknobs, he would return with a
witty, perceptive essay.”—The New York Times Book Review
“One of the finest modern writers on matters that deal with
taste.”—Craig Claiborne
“Much, much fun—and best read with a magnum of Dom Pérignon and a
four-pound tin of Beluga caviar.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Witty and stylish . . . These hilarious essays are vintage
Mayle.”—James Villas, author of The French Country Kitchen
“This delightful celebration of the little (and not-so-little)
extravagances that make life worth living scintillates with wit,
brio and trenchant observations”—Publishers Weekly
“Intriguing.”—Chicago Sun-Times
On assignment for GQ (where these tonic pieces first appeared), Mayle sallied forth to sample the little luxuries of the richest, the best that life is reputed to offer. With unabashed gusto he praises good cigars, grand hotels, Parisian bistros, second homes, antiques and fresh truffles. With swank savvy he reviews the advantages and drawbacks of servants, the pleasures and costs of mistresses. His excursions comprise an informal buyer's guide to single-malt whiskies, pure Mongolian cashmere, deluxe shirts and hand-made London shoes. For ballast, Mayle ( A Year in Provence ) presents curmudgeonly diatribes on lawyers, tipping, New Year's resolutions, writers' gripes, Christmas (``the universal expensive habit'') and Manhattan's giddy spending opportunities. This delightful celebration of the little (and not-so-little) extravagances that make life worth living scintillates with wit, brio and trenchant observations on the best and the second-rate. (May)
"Mr. Mayle is a writer who never fails to entertain. If he were
told to go forth and write about doorknobs, he would return with a
witty, perceptive essay."-The New York Times Book Review
"One of the finest modern writers on matters that deal with
taste."-Craig Claiborne
"Much, much fun-and best read with a magnum of Dom Perignon and a
four-pound tin of Beluga caviar."-Kirkus Reviews
"Witty and stylish . . . These hilarious essays are vintage
Mayle."-James Villas, author of The French Country
Kitchen
"This delightful celebration of the little (and not-so-little)
extravagances that make life worth living scintillates with wit,
brio and trenchant observations"-Publishers Weekly
"Intriguing."-Chicago Sun-Times
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