FINALIST: IACP Crystal Whisk Award, General - 2008 NOMINEE: James Beard KitchenAid Book Awards, General - 2008
Annotations: This treasury of great food, lore, and memory is exquisitely illustrated with a sampling of Pepin's paintings, as well as hundreds of color photographs of the finished dishes, and of the chef's own sentimental recollections that introduce each recipe.
Publisher's Remarks: Of the 20-plus cookbooks Jacques Ppin has written, "Chez Jacques" is his most personal and engaging. Now starring in his tenth PBS series, Ppin ranks among Americas most beloved cooking teachers, and this book shows us why. The books 100 recipesfor soups and appetizers, main courses, side dishes, and dessertsare Ppins own favorites among the thousands he has created over a lifetime of cooking. Using readily available ingredients and relying upon familiar techniques, these are the dishes he makes when preparing food at his Connecticut home. But Chez Jacques is more than a collection of well-liked recipes; its also a captivating sentimental journey. Each dish is introduced by a recollectionof picking dandelion greens for a spring salad, of buying fresh eggs from the local farmerthat invites readers to share in the traditions and rituals of Ppins most intimate circle. This treasury of great food, lore, and memory is exquisitely illustrated with a sampling of Ppins paintings, as well as hundreds of color photographs of the finished dishes and of Ppin in all his natural habitatspitching "boules" with a group of friends, savoring a glass of chilled ros in the afternoon sun, painting landscapes, designing menus, and, of course, working in his kitchen.
Product Detail: Author: Pepin, Jacques Photographer: Hopkins, Tom Publisher: Stewart Tabori & Chang, 4/1/2007 Content Language: English Book, Hardcover: 271 pages Weight: 3.86 lbs. Dimensions: L: 10.24 in. x W: 11.28 in. x H: 1.11 in. Comes with Illustrations
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