Patricia Wells is an internationally recognized cookbook author, restaurant critic and teacher who divides her time between Paris and Provence. Her book Patricia Wells at Home in Provence (1996) won the James Beard Award for Best International Cookbook. She served as restaurant critic for the International Herald Tribune from 1980-2007 and for L’Express from 1988–1991. She remains the only American food writer to have been a restaurant critic for a major French publication. Her popular cooking classes in both Paris and Provence are usually booked more than a year in advance.

Website

http://www.patriciawells.com/

Books

About Food in Paris

• The Paris Cookbook
• Food Lover’s Guide to Paris, 4th edition
• We’ve Always Had Paris…and Provence: A Scrapbook of Our Life in France
• L’Atelier of Joel Robuchon: The Artistry of a Master Chef and His Proteges
• Simply French: Patricia Wells presents the cuisine of Joel Robuchon
• Bistro Cooking

About Food in Provence and elsewhere

• Patricia Wells at Home in Provence: Recipes Inspired By Her Farmhouse In France
• The Provence Cookbook
• Vegetable Harvest: Vegetables at the Center of the Plate
• Patricia Wells’ Trattoria: Simple and Robust Fare Inspired by the Small Family Restaurants of Italy