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Les Américains is the nom de plume of Eileen McKenna and Marty Neumeier, an American couple who divide their time between California and France. Eileen is the kind of person who can predict an entire plot from the first line of a novel or the first scene in a movie. Marty is a design consultant who has written six bestselling books on innovation, creativity, and branding. Their daughter Sara, who appears in Beginning French and contributes the recipes, is a New York food stylist who began her career at Martha Stewart Living. The trois Américains meet every summer in France—to cook, write, and share photos and travel tips with their followers. Go to beginningfrench.com to read more stories, print out recipes, or set up a book club visit over ...more

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Hi Eileen and Marty, Greetings from Sydney. Am dying to get a print copy. Any idea when it will be available for international delivery? I love the south west of France - many years of childhood spent in the Lot-et-Garonne in the 1970s, and I've been an avowed Francophile ever since. Cheers, Andrew

Les Americains Bonjour Andrew, great to hear from you! The final softcover edition will be available on October 1, 2016—exclusively on Amazon. The first farmer's mar…moreBonjour Andrew, great to hear from you! The final softcover edition will be available on October 1, 2016—exclusively on Amazon. The first farmer's market we ever went to was in Lot-et-Garonne, in a tidy little village called Miramont-de-Guyenne. We were hooked from that moment on. Best, Eileen and Marty (les Americains).

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Hi Eileen and Marty, I'm so happy to see you added my book, Pancakes in Paris, to your want-to-read list! I'm also the owner of Breakfast in America, the first American-style diner in France. Have you heard of us? I see that you're in the South of France during the summer. If ever you're up in Paris, please let me know so I can make your acquaintance. Merci et à bientôt, Craig Carlson

Les Americains Bonjour Craig! Your restaurant sounds pretty unique for Paris. We'd love to check it out the next time we're there. Where is it located?…moreBonjour Craig! Your restaurant sounds pretty unique for Paris. We'd love to check it out the next time we're there. Where is it located?(less)

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FRENCH SGROPPINI

MANY YEARS AGO Eileen and I took our first trip to Italy—the honeymoon we never had. We arrived at our Venice hotel on the wrong day, and were forced to grab the only room left on Lido. While dining at Trattoria Africa, around the corner, we noticed the locals ordering frothy drinks to accompany their blueberry cake desserts. We followed suit, and learned that the drinks were called sgroppini. Our