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Edward Chisholm

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Edward Chisholm was born in Dorset, England. After graduating from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, he moved to Paris. He currently lives in Switzerland.

His first book, A Waiter in Paris, explores the hidden world of the Parisian restaurant industry and the people that animate it. It was shortlisted for the 2023 Ackerley Prize for exceptional non-fiction writing.

His written work has appeared in The New York Times, the Guardian, Telegraph Weekend Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times magazine, Air Mail, and the Daily Beast.



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A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm
"𝗔 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦 by Edward Chisholm for the win! This memoir may be the very best I’ve read this year. In it, Chisholm recounts his first year of working his way into the elite, yet lowly world of Paris waiters. This was made even more difficult by " Read more of this review »
A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm
"Death of the social life, ruinous financial warfare and a genuine drive to be something are all topics contained in writer Edward Chisholm, who recounts his experiences as a runner, waiter and restaurant hand in A Waiter in Paris. It is the dying, no" Read more of this review »
A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm
"This is genuinely one of the best books I’ve ever read. Paris, to a lot of us, is seen as a romantic, dreamy and luxurious place…and it is! For some. But A Waiter in Paris shows us the reality of what it’s really like to live and work in the heart of" Read more of this review »
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“Vivi dove i pomodori sono buoni. You think about”
Edward Chisholm, A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City

“The sommelier has very little time for New World wines. ‘It’s like literature,’ he says. ‘You’ll never read everything; just concentrate on appreciating the classics.”
Edward Chisholm, A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City

“People say Paris smells of piss, but in the morning it smells of croissants.”
Edward Chisholm, A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City

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