Description
Foroverfiftyyears,thisNewYorkTimesbestsellerhasbeenthedefinitivecookbookonFrenchcuisineforAmericanreaders.Itdeservesaplaceofhonorineverykitchen.Featuring524deliciousrecipesandover100instructiveillustrationstoguidereaderseverystepoftheway,MasteringtheArtofFrenchCookingofferssomethingforeveryone,fromseasonedexpertstobeginnerswholovegoodfoodandlongtoreproducethesavorydelightsofFrenchcuisine.JuliaChild,SimoneBeck,andLouisetteBerthollebreakdowntheclassicfoodsofFranceintoalogicalsequenceofthemesandvariationsratherthanpresentinganendlessanddiffusecatalogueofdishesfromhistoricGallicmasterpiecestotheseeminglyartlessperfectionofadishofspring-greenpeas.Throughout,thefocusisonkeyrecipesthatformthebackboneofFrenchcookeryandlendthemselvestoaninfinitenumberofelaborationsboundtoincreaseanyonesculinaryrepertoire.Juliahasslowlybutsurelyalteredourwayofthinkingaboutfood.Shehastakenthefearoutofthetermhautecuisine.Shehasincreasedgastronomicawarenessathousandfoldbystressingtheimportanceofgoodfoundationandtechnique,andshehaselevatedourconsciousnesstotherefinedpleasuresofdining.”ThomasKeller,TheFrenchLaundry
- Size:7″Wx1.5″Dx101/2″H
- 754pages
- Smyth-sewnforstrengthandlongevity
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