INTRODUCTION Paris is a be au tif u l, in spi ri n g c i t y, an d I hav e spe n t m u ch o f m y l i fe the re. Fre n ch pe ople hav e a t r u e passi o n fo r c o o k i n g , an d t he c u i si n e i s a n atu ral part of the c u l t u re. I t i s as m u ch abo u t t he qu al i t y o f t he produ cts an d the pre parat i o n o f t he m e al s as i t i s abo u t e at i n g. W he n I m ov e d to Lon don t he o n e t hi n g I m i sse d w as t he fo o d back ho me – in particu lar the w o n de rf u l de l i c ac i e s so l d i n t he brasse ri e s o f Paris, f rom sim ple croi ssan t s t o m o i st cho c o l at e c ak e s, pi pi n g ho t croqu e s-m on sie u rs an d f re sh che e se s. I hav e w o rk e d i n re st au ran t s fo r m ost of m y life an d th ou g ht i t m i g ht be n i c e t o bri n g a sl i c e o f Fran c e to the stre e ts of Lon don . M y po p- u p, Le Pe t i t Pa ri s, st art e d f ro m a sim ple ide a: I w an te d to c o m bi n e m y l o v e o f f i n g e r fo o d w i t h t he cl assic Fre n ch cu isin e. Sn ack s sho u l d be de l i c i o u s bu t al so s i m pl e an d o f c o u rse sm all, so you c an han dl e t he m w i t h yo u r han ds. T he dishe s you w ill f in d i n L e Peti t Pa r i s are t radi t i o n al Fre n ch re cipe s w ith a m ode r n , m i n i at u re t w i st . I ho pe t he y i n j e c t a hi n t o f G allic char m in to you r n e xt c e l e brat i o n , w he t he r i t ’s a l av i sh part y, drin k s w i t h f ri e n ds o r a n i g ht i n . Nat hal i e B e n eze t
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