Dining with Marcel Proust: A Practical Guide to French Cuisine of the Belle Epoque (At Table)
DIVMarcel Proust's literary masterpiece IÀ la recherche du temps perdu/I overflows with brilliant, minutely described accounts of food and drink drawn from the author's vivid memories. After all, it was the taste of one of those short, plump little cakes called petites madeleines, dipped into a cup of tea, that...
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Raji Cuisine : Indian Flavors, French Passion
PWhen Raji Jallepalli was a child growing up in India, she loved to sneak into the kitchen to carefully observe the cook and ask questions about whatever happened to be on the stove.Her parents discouraged such behavior--since Indian ladies did not cook. With a career in the kitchen unthinkable, Raji immersed herself in a career in microbiology. Years...
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French Tea: Mariage Freres - Three Centuries of Savoir-Faire
Mariage Freres, the premier tea importers of France since 1854, offer their definitive version of the "art of tea" for those who are unable to resist the temptation of a fragrant cup of tea accompanied by flaky pastry. When Richard Bueno and Kitti Cha Sangmanee bought the well-respected Parisian firm in the early eighties, they expanded the business and give it a...
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Bistro (Menus and Music) (Sharon O'Connor's Menus and Music)
Authentic recipes from Parisian bistros are perfect for simple, celebratory meals with family and friends. Classic dishes like French Onion Soup, Coq au Vin, and Tarte Tatin capture the tastes of easy, old-fashioned French cooking. A description of each bistros style and neighborhood guides to nearby sights and amusements lead readers on a gourmet tour of Paris. ...
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Ducasse Made Simple by Sophie: 100 Recipes from the Master Chef Simplified for the Home Cook
DIVDIVP style="MARGIN: 0in -1.5in 0pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.25pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"In this sumptuous book, Sophie Dudemaineone of the bestselling cookbook authors in Francehas selected and simplified 100 recipes from Alain Ducasse’s encyclopedic IGrand Livre de Cuisine/I. While retaining the spirit of Ducasse’s recipes,...
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