Glorious French Food: A Fresh Approach to the Classics
by James Peterson
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Peterson brings his tremendous stores of culinary knowledge, energy, and imagination to this fresh and inspiring look at the classic dishes of French cuisine. From the James Beard award--winning author of Sauces-a new classic on French cuisine for today's cook His award-winning books have won the praise of The New York Times and Gourmet magazine as well as such culinary luminaries as chefs Daniel Boulud, Jeremiah Tower, and Alice Waters. Now James Peterson brings his tremendous stores of show more culinary knowledge, energy, and imagination to this fresh and inspiring look at the classic dishes of French cuisine. With a refreshing, broadminded approach that embraces different French cooking styles-from fine dining to bistro-style cooking, from hearty regional fare to nouvelle cuisine-Peterson uses fifty "foundation" French dishes as the springboard to preparing a variety of related dishes. In his inventive hands, the classic Moules la marini re inspires the delightful Miniature Servings of Mussels with Sea Urchin Sauce and Mussel Soup with Garlic Puree and Saffron, while the timeless Duck l'orange gives rise to the subtle Salad of Saut ed or Grilled Duck Breasts and Saut ed Duck Breasts with Classic Orange Sauce. Through these recipes, Peterson reveals the underlying principles and connections in French cooking that liberate readers to devise and prepare new dishes on their own. With hundreds recipes and dazzling color photography throughout, Glorious French Food gives everyone who enjoys cooking access to essential French cooking traditions and techniques and helps them give free reign to the intuition and spontaneity that lie in the heart-and stomach-of every good cook. It will take its place on the shelf right next to Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Illustrations. show lessTags
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A comprehensive work lacking something in style, but overall, informative and worthwhile. A cookbook not for the faint of heart.
This is a great resource book! I love all of his books. He is very thorough.
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James Peterson, a California native, learned to cook in France and later served an apprenticeship in the kitchen of three-star chef Georges Blanc. In 1979 he moved to New York and opened the West Village restaurant Le Petit Robert, where he served rustic French food until 1984. For the last 16 years Peterson has been teaching cooking at the French show more Culinary Institute and at Peter Kump's Cooking School, and is often a guest speaker at cooking schools around the country show less
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