{"product_id":"0553371835-acquired_tastes","title":"Acquired Tastes","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAcquired Tastes\u003ci\u003e, Peter Mayle, the erudite sojourner and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Year in Provence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eToujours Provence\u003c\/i\u003e, sets off once more, traveling the world in search of the very best life has to offer. Whether telling us where to buy the world's best 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 household servants, he covers everything the well-heeled - and those vicariously so inclined - need to know to enjoy the good life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom gastronomy to matrimony, from the sartorial to the baronial, \u003ci\u003eAcquired Tastes\u003c\/i\u003e is Peter Mayle's most delicious book yet - an irreverently spiced smorgasbord of rich dishes you're sure to enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e Publishers Weekly \u003cp\u003eOn assignment for GQ (where these tonic pieces first appeared), Mayle sallied forth to sample the little luxuries of the richest, the best that life is reputed to offer. With unabashed gusto he praises good cigars, grand hotels, Parisian bistros, second homes, antiques and fresh truffles. With swank savvy he reviews the advantages and drawbacks of servants, the pleasures and costs of mistresses. His excursions comprise an informal buyer's guide to single-malt whiskies, pure Mongolian cashmere, deluxe shirts and hand-made London shoes. For ballast, Mayle ( A Year in Provence ) presents curmudgeonly diatribes on lawyers, tipping, New Year's resolutions, writers' gripes, Christmas (``the universal expensive habit'') and Manhattan's giddy spending opportunities. This delightful celebration of the little (and not-so-little) extravagances that make life worth living scintillates with wit, brio and trenchant observations on the best and the second-rate. (May)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCookbooks, Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCooking Education \u0026amp; Reference\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eCulinary Biographies\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":47614673715390,"sku":"0553371835-4","price":12.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/61_9MjGkBZL.jpg?v=1780927030","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0553371835-acquired_tastes","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}