A rising-star food writer takes us on a gastronomic adventure around Paris and its melting pot of cuisines

WINNER OF THE JANE GRIGSON TRUST AWARD A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER AND THE WEEK 'Thoroughly entertaining (and hunger-inducing)' The Times 'An inspiring feat of curiosity and appetite' Spectator Paris has a justifiable claim to be the centre of European gastronomy - but beyond its trademark terrasses and zinc-topped tables, what can its cuisine tell us about the city? Chris Newens, an award-winning food writer and long-time resident of the historic slaughterhouse quartier Villette, takes us on a delightful gastronomic journey around Paris' twenty spiralling arrondissements, seeking out, sampling and attempting to recreate a dish that represents each as it is today. Hemingway wrote that 'wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast'. From Congolese cat fish in the 18th to Middle Eastern falafels in the 4th, to the charcuterie served at the libertine nightclubs of Pigalle in the 9th, Newens lifts the lid on the city's ever-changing, defining and irresistible food culture. 'A joy and an education for anyone who loves Paris' Diana Henry, author of From the Oven to the Table 'A gorgeous romp through the city's culinary past and present that made me hungry for Paris' Olivia Potts, author of A Half-Baked Idea

"Thrilling [and] lucid... Moveable Feasts is unassuming, full of authenticity" - New Statesman

"His writing is engaging, perceptive and clear [and] expands our sense of the city" - Observer

"An inspiring feat of curiosity and appetite" - Spectator

"Thoroughly entertaining (and seriously hunger-inducing)" - The Times

"Mr Newens' style is light and conversational, yet the themes of his book are grand - noble, even... Far more than a sermon on the art - and ardour - of French cooking, the book offers a searing social history... A must read." - Country Life

"More than A Moveable Feast, Newens recalls another culinary Paris chestnut, George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London... methodical and charming, Newens starts his research the old-fashioned way, by talking to strangers, waylaying Sri Lankan plongeurs on a sleeper train and sniffy haute bourgeoises after church" - Irish Times

"A beguiling, lively and offbeat gastronomic tour of Paris. If you thought you knew this city, he'll surely prove you wrong" - Wall Street Journal

"A smart book about the myriad ways tradition gets upheld and subverted" - Financial Times

"A must-read for anyone planning to go to Paris this summer, or indeed, ever. C'est si bon!" - The Idler

"Newens is equipped with curiosity; honesty; an eagerness to try out new recipes; wry, self-mocking humour; modesty and friendliness... The flattened spiral map of the city comes alive, its snail shape uncurling into narrative , as Newens winds his way from the twentieth arrondissement to the first" - Times Literary Supplement

"A wonderful read... If you're visiting Paris anytime soon and intending to eat well, then you can't do without a copy of Moveable Feasts" - Engelsberg Ideas