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Patricia Wells

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Patricia Wells (born 5 November 1946 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a cookbook author[1] and teacher.

Biography

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She divides her time between Paris and Provence. She is the author of numerous food-related books.[2] Her book Patricia Wells at Home in Provence (1996) won the James Beard Award for Best International Cookbook. Wells is the only American and the only woman to be a restaurant critic for a major French publication, L'Express (1988–1991).

She was the restaurant critic for the International Herald Tribune from 1980 until 2007.[3]

Books

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  • The Food Lover's Guide to Paris (1984)
  • The Food Lover's Guide to France (1987)
  • Bistro Cooking (1989)
  • Simply French (1991)
  • Patricia Wells' Trattoria (1993)
  • Patricia Wells at Home in Provence (1996)
  • L'Atélier of Joel Robuchon (1998)
  • The Paris Cookbook (2001)
  • The Provence Cookbook (2004)
  • Vegetable Harvest (2007)
  • We've Always Had Paris ... And Provence (2008) with Walter Wells
  • Salad as a Meal (2011)

References

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  1. ^ Bittman, Mark (6 June 2007). "In Paris, Bringing Vegetables Out to Play". New York Times. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Books by Patricia Wells and Complete Book Reviewsauthor". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Yonan, Joe (March 13, 2014). "Paris with Patricia Wells: Eating up the city with the 'Food Lover's Guide' author". Washington Post.
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