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Moveable Feasts: Paris in Twenty Meals by Chris Newens sees the expat Englishman tour the 20 arrondissements of the French capital, sampling the local cuisine of each neighbourhood. There are visits to iconic venues such as the famous Les Deux Magots café in Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Cordon Bleu cookery school, exploring whether the most obvious clichés about French cuisine really are true or not. It isn’t all fine dining though, and Newens also seeks out some less obvious locations including Rungis which is said to be the largest wholesale market for fresh produce in the world, a homeless kitchen near the Bois de Vincennes and a memorable chapter about the charcuterie brunch buffet on offer at a sex club in Pigalle. Moveable Feasts is ultimately about how gastronomic culture intertwines with gentrification and immigration in France and it is both an insightful and entertaining piece of food writing. Continue reading →