Cafes d'Artistes : Paris Then and Now

Cafe -- no word is more magical or timelessly evocative.

Every cafe has its own life and rhythm, and yet all cafes are alike in one important way -- they play an unconscious yet important role in the lives of their customers.

The cafes of Paris have been hotbeds of discussion for centuries, the haunts of revolutionary writers or utopian idealists whose abundant ideas have shaped the present world.

Many of the world's most influential writers, artists, philosophers and thinkers have spent innumerable hours in the establishments featured in this lovely book.

Cafe' d'Artistes is a collection of nostalgic images, past and present, from Montmartre, Montparnasse, and Saint-Germain and features all of the most famous and historic Parisian cafes.

Picasso's favorite Le Lapin Agile, Henry Miller's beloved Bateau-Lavoir, and Le Select -- which was also a retreat for Ernest Hemingway, E.

E. Cummings and Ezra Pound, Camus' Les Deux Magots and Le Flore, and many more.

Also featured are recipes for several famous cafe dishes.