Moveable Feasts

Paris in Twenty Meals

Chris Newens

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01 October 2025

Food & society; Travel & holiday

'A joy and an education for anyone who loves Paris' Diana Henry, author of From the Oven to the Table

'A delicious journey through Paris' Sami Tamimi

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.

By: Chris Newens
Imprint: Profile
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781805224204
ISBN 10: 1805224204
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 01 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Chris Newens is a writer originally from southwest London, where his family ran the same bakery and tea rooms for six generations. After gaining a degree in Anthropology from the London School of Economics, he moved to Paris, where he has lived for more than a decade. He won the 2024 Jane Grigson Trust Award for new food writers for Moveable Feasts.

Reviews for Moveable Feasts: Paris in Twenty Meals

A deep dive into a city you thought you knew, revealing something much more complex. Newens is the perfect companion, curious and knowledgeable. A joy and an education for anyone who loves Paris -- Diana Henry, author of From the Oven to the Table A delicious journey through Paris. Chris Newens shows us the city from a fresh, modern and diverse perspective. He makes me want to follow his trail -- Sami Tamimi An enchanting Waltzer ride around Paris' twenty districts, each of their hunger-inducing stories beautifully told with wit and intrigue. An absolute must read for Paris lovers everywhere -- Carolyn Boyd, author of Amuse Bouche A homage to the vibrant multicultural city of today, Hemingway's Paris, and the City of Light across all the ages, this joyful delicious book is a feast for all the senses -- Ned Palmer, author of A Cheesemonger's Tour de France