Cooking with Pomiane (Modern Library Food)
First published in France in the 1930s, Cooking with Pomiane continues to inspire today's chefs with its inventive simplicity. Edouard de Pomiane turned classic French cuisine on its head, stripping away complicated sauces and arcane techniques to reveal the essence of pure, unadorned good cooking. A food scientist, he offers lucid explanations for why food behaves as it...
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Food and Friends (Travel edition)
Serge Dansereau revisits his journey through France and Italy on a tour of the best restaurants, hotels and food and wine producers. In this travel edition he shares recipes, stories and conversations with his friends in places he visits, bringing his experiences together into a book that combines the pleasures of food and travel in a memorable way. Serge inspires his readers with his passion...
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The Food and Flavors of Haute Provence
In this new classic cookbook, Georgeanne Brennan takes us on an intimate journey to the land of her culinary inspiration. Haute Provence, the hidden heart of the Midi, is the last bastion of the old French way of culinary life. Here Brennan offers a loving homage to this special region, a rich tapestry of personal stories and delicious recipes,...
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A Spoon With Every Course: In Search of the Legendary Food of France
In this quest for the traditional restaurant food and culture of a fast-disappearing France, Mirabel Osler travels the length and breadth of the country, focusing on individual restaurants which are preserving the tradition. The book explores producers and suppliers, and describes the travelling grocer and butcher, the local markets, the specialist skills of baker and...
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Take 5000 Eggs: Food from the Markets and Fairs of Southern France
DIVDIVGood cooking begins at market in southern France, or at the fairs to which shopkeepers come to buy in bulk. Each has its own character, with local specialties ranging from lime flowers to foie gras. France is also a nation that celebrates its food, and fetes are much anticipated events on the local calendar, promoting such regional...
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