Presenting Pearls of Wisdom -- in conjunction with FOOD52's Recipe Writing Week, we'll be bringing you pro tips from the food world's best chefs and writers. Stay tuned for more every day this week.

Patricia Wells is our resource for all things Parisian -- we recently reviewed the new iPhone edition of her classic Food Lover's Guide to Paris. She's also a cookbook writer and journalist, and was the International Herald Tribune restaurant critic for almost 30 years. 

The tool that has lived with Amanda since her early days as a cook, and has weathered every step of her career path from cook to writer to start-up founder.

See Charcutepalooza grand prize winner Peter Barrett arrive in Paris to be properly féted (and get MrsWheelbarrow's recipe for Duck Breast with Prunes, Camont-style).