Just found it at the library. The author is British.

She starts with the subject of cuisine and continues with other subjects - including, in part 3, Pamela Druckerman, U.S. author of the bestseller "Bringing Up Bebe." (UK title: "French Children Don't Throw Food." Apparently, French reviewers did not feel she gave an accurate picture of the average French family's child-rearing style - or the results.)

https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary...PL=&position=1
(table of contents)

First quarter:

Prologue
Aperitif
The archetypal Frenchman wears a beret and striped shirt and rides a bicycle festooned with onions

1 The King of Cuisines and the Cuisine of Kings Myths About French Food and Drink p. 17
French cuisine is the best in the world p. 18
They eat horses, don't they? p. 26
...and frogs' legs... and snails p. 35
The French are the world's no. 1 consumers of cheese p. 41
The French consume a very great deal of garlic p. 48
The French don't eat fast food p. 53
The French drink wine with every meal p. 59
The French don't get drunk p. 66

2 Trop Belle Pour Toi Myths About French Women p. 73
French women are the most stylish in the world p. 74
French women don't get fat p. 81
French women are kitchen goddesses

(snip)

From Amazon:

"They Eat Horses, Don't They?:The Truth About the French tells you what life in France is really like. Do the French eat horses? Do French women bare all on the beach? What is a bidet really used for?

"In this hilarious and informative book, Piu Marie Eatwell reveals the truth behind forty-five myths about the French, from the infamous horsemeat banquets of the nineteenth century that inspired an irrepressible rumor, to breaking down our long-held beliefs about French history and society (the French are a nation of cheese-eating surrender monkeys, right?).

"Eatwell lived in France for many years and made the most of long French weekends, extended holidays, and paid time off to sit on French beaches, evaluate the sexual allure of the French men and women around her, and, of course, scan café menus for horses and frogs. As a result, They Eat Horses, Don't They? reveals a fascinating picture of historical and contemporary France--a country that has both changed radically in the twenty-first century, but yet still retains much of the mystery, romance, and allure that has seduced foreigners for decades. Truth, as always, is stranger than fiction..."

https://www.google.com/#q=%22They+Ea...ench%22+review
(reviews, including those from the NY Times and the Guardian)


Lenona.