Patricia Wells (born 5 November 1946 in

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, Wisconsin) is a cookbook author and teacher.

Biography

She divides her time between

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and

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. She is the author of numerous food-related books. Her book ''Patricia Wells at Home in Provence'' (1996) won the

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Award for Best International Cookbook. Wells is the only American and the only woman to be a restaurant critic for a major French publication, ''

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'' (1988–1991). She was the restaurant critic for the ''

International Herald Tribune The ''International Herald Tribune'' (''IHT'') was a daily English-language newspaper published in Paris, France for international English-speaking readers. It had the aim of becoming "the world's first global newspaper" and could fairly be said ...

'' from 1980 until 2007.

Books

*''The Food Lover's Guide to Paris'' (1984) *''The Food Lover's Guide to France'' (1987) *''Bistro Cooking'' (1989) *''Simply French'' (1991) *''Patricia Wells' Trattoria'' (1993) *''Patricia Wells at Home in Provence'' (1996) *''L'Atélier of Joel Robuchon'' (1998) *''The Paris Cookbook'' (2001) *''The Provence Cookbook'' (2004) *''Vegetable Harvest'' (2007) *''We've Always Had Paris ... And Provence'' (2008) with Walter Wells

References

External links

Patricia Wells Online
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