The Auberge of the Flowering Hearth

by Roy Andries de Groot

$50 · Offered by eBay

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The book describes de Groot's accidental discovery of L'Auberge de l'Âtre Fleuri, a modest inn in St-Pierre-de-Chartreuse in the French Alps, and details its seasonal country cooking, wine pairings, and local ingredients. Remarkably, de Groot was completely blind during his reported visits and writing, yet managed to evoke vivid sensory descriptions of the landscape and meals. Praised by culinary icons like Julia Child, the book deeply influenced generations of American chefs and food writers championing local terroir and seasonal cooking.

• Publisher: The Ecco Press
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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