Le Grand Livre de La Cuisine Française: Recettes Bourgeoises & Populaires

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Regarded as one of the most consistent and imaginative chefs working in Paris today, Jean-François Piège oversees several restaurants, most notably Le Grand Restaurant, for which he has earned two Michelin stars. This 1000+ page volume is Piège’s take on French home cooking, presented with a professional’s rigorous attention to technique, an affection for tradition, and full awareness of how the genre has evolved. The recipes are arranged alphabetically by chief ingredient or type of dish (glaçes sorbets are followed shortly after by grenouille) , with regional specialties called out. Most of the dishes are handsomely photographed, displaying a touch more flair than the average home cook might bring to a weeknight dinner, but no more formally than one might expect in a good neighborhood bistro. Hardcover. Color photographs. 1086 pages. In French.

• Binding: Hardcover

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