Patricia Wells

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Patricia Wells (born 5 November 1946 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a cookbook author [1] and teacher.

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She divides her time between Paris and Provence. She is the author of numerous food-related books. [2] Her book Patricia Wells at Home in Provence (1996) won the James Beard Award for Best International Cookbook. Wells is the only American and the only woman to be a restaurant critic for a major French publication, L'Express (1988–1991).

She was the restaurant critic for the International Herald Tribune from 1980 until 2007. [3]

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References

  1. Bittman, Mark (6 June 2007). "In Paris, Bringing Vegetables Out to Play". New York Times . Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  2. "Books by Patricia Wells and Complete Book Reviewsauthor". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  3. Yonan, Joe (March 13, 2014). "Paris with Patricia Wells: Eating up the city with the 'Food Lover's Guide' author". Washington Post.