Paris was practically perfect-although for Craig Carlson a very important factor was even now missing: the nice ol’ American breakfast time he loved a lot.

Craig was the last person anyone would have expected to open an American diner in Paris. He came from humble origins inside a working-class city in Connecticut, got never worked inside a restaurant, and didn’t know anything about beginning a brand-new business. But from his initial visit to Paris, Craig understood he had found the town of his dreams.

Pancakes in Paris may be the tale of Craig tackling the impossible-from raising the money to fund his wish to searching for international suppliers for “exotic” American ingredients, and even finding love along the way. His diner, Breakfast time in America, is now a renowned tourist destination, as well as the tale of how it came to be is just as delicious and fulfilling as the classic breakfast time that tops its menu. “Craig’s publication can be cheerful as his diners so that as gratifying as his pancake breakfasts.”-Stephen Clarke, writer of A Calendar year in the Merde and Paris Revealed