WHEN IN PARIS. . . . If you're passionate about eating well during your next trip to Paris, you couldn't ask for a better travel companion than Alexander Lobrano's charming, friendly, and authoritativeHungry for Paris, the first new comprehensive guide in many years to the city's restaurant scene. Lobrano,Gourmetmagazine's European correspondent, has written for almost every major food and travel magazine since he became an American in Paris in 1986. Here he shares his personal selection of the city's 102 best restaurants, each of which is portrayed in savvy, fun, lively descriptions that are not only indispensable for finding a superb meal but a pleasure to read. Lobrano reveals the hottest young chefs, the coziest bistros, the best buysincluding those haute cuisine restaurants that are really worth the moneyand the secret places Parisians love most, together with information on the most delicious dishes, ambience, clientele, and history of each restaurant. A series of delightful essays cover various aspects of dining in Paris, including "Table for One" (how to eat alone), "The Four Seasons" (the best of seasonal eating in Paris), and "Eating the Unspeakable" (learning to eat what you don't think you like). All restaurants are keyed to helpful maps, and the book is seasoned with beautiful photographs byLifemagazine photographer Bob Peterson that will only help whet your appetite for tasting Paris. Praise forHungry for Paris: "Every time I go to Paris I call Alec and ask him where to eat. Nobody else has such an intimate knowledge of what is going on in the Paris food world right this minute, and there is nobody I trust more to tell me all the latest news. Happily, Alec has written it all down in this wonderful book and now I can stop bothering him."Ruth Reichl "Hungry for Parisis a brilliant book with an almost fatal flaw: the writing is so enchanting you may never leave home to go to any of Alec's favorite places. Few people know,love and appreciate Paris restaurants the way Alec does; no one writes about them better or with more charm." --Dorie Greenspan,author ofBaking From My Home to Yours "When I was nineteen, I went to France to study, but instead, I just ate. The experience changed me: I came back to the United States, and a few years later, started Chez Panisse. InHungry for Paris,Alec Lobrano describes his own gastronomic awakening, probably better than I could! This book is a wonderful guide to eating in Paris." Alice Waters "I dearly hope Monsieur Lobrano has an unlisted phone number, for his book will make readers more than merely hungry for the culinary riches of his adopted city; it will make them ravenous for a dining companion with his particular warmth, wry charm, and refreshingly purejoiede vivre. Lobrano is a sly raconteur, a respectful critic, and the very best kind of insider--one who genuinely longs to share all his best discoveries." Julia Glass, author ofThe Whole World OverandThree Junes "Organized by neighborhood and interspersed with delightful sections on such matters as eating alone. . . . This is the sort of guide you read before you go to Paris... Lobrano tells you what to expect and how to act."-Los Angeles Times Book Review "Lobrano . . . fleshes out his luscious prose with tempting photos.Hungry for Parisis like a cozy bistro on a chilly day: It makes you feel welcome." -Washington Post Book World "Le Grand