Like so many others, David Lebovitz dreamed of living in Paris since he first visited the city in the 1980s. Finally, after nearly two decades as a pastry chef and cookbook author, he moved to Paris to start a new life. After packing all his worldly possessions into three suitcases, he arrived at his new apartment in the vibrant Bastille neighborhood with high expectations. But soon he realized that France is a different world. From the unshakeable rules of social behavior to the secrets of men's shoes, from shopkeepers who work hard to sell you nothing to the etiquette of how to properly navigate the cheese platter – here is David's story of how he fell in love with this glorious, yet sometimes crazy city, and even came to understand it.