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Acquired Tastes
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In Acquired Tastes, Peter Mayle, the erudite
sojourner and New York Times bestselling author
of A Year in Provence, sets off once more,
traveling the world in search of the very best
life has to offer. Whether telling us where to
buy the world8217sbest caviar or how to order a
pair of thirteen- hundred-dollar custom-made
shoes, advising us on the high cost of keeping a
mistress in style or the pros and cons of
households servants, he covers everything the
well-heeled8212an those vicariously so
inclined8212ned to know to enjoy the good life.
From gastronomy to matrimony, from the sartorial
to the baronial, Acquired Tastes is Peter
Mayle8217smost delicious book yet8212anirrever
ently spiced smorgasbord of rich dishes
you8217resure to enjoy. Praise for Acquired
Tastes 8220MrMayle is a writer who never fails
to entertain. If he were told to go forth and
write about doorknobs, he would return with a
witty, perceptive essay.82218212The New York
Times Book Review 8220Onof the finest modern
writers on matters that deal with taste.8221821
2Craig Claiborne 8220Muh, much fun8212an best
read with a magnum of Dom P233rigon and a
four-pound tin of Beluga caviar.82218212Kirkus
Reviews 8220Wity and stylish . . . These
hilarious essays are vintage Mayle.82218212Jame
s Villas, author of The French Country Kitchen
8220Ths delightful celebration of the little
(and not-so-little) extravagances that make life
worth living scintillates with wit, brio and
trenchant
observations82218212Publishers Weekly
8220Inriguing.82218212Chicago Sun-Times