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Simple French Cooking for English Homes (Classic Voices in Food)
X. Marcel Boulestin
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Description for Simple French Cooking for English Homes (Classic Voices in Food)
Hardcover. In this charming book, chef, restaurateur and author Boulestin dispels the myth that French cooking is complicated and full of nondescript dishes with pretentious names by offering over 300 delicious recipes. Written in an engaging style and filled with anecdote and advice, it is a timeless classic that demands to be included in any cook's library. Series: Classic Voices in Food. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
First published in June 1923 to immediate success, Xavier Marcel Boulestin's Simple French Cooking for English Homes did much to popularise French cuisine in the English-speaking world. In this charming book, chef, restaurateur and author Boulestin dispels the myth that French cooking is complicated, rich and full of nondescript dishes with pretentious names by offering over 300 delicious recipes - including traditional favourites such as Sorrel Soup, Pommes de Terre Boulangere, Entrecote Bordelaise and Galette au Chocolat - which are simple and easy to make. And, very topically, the book also reveals both that many of the very best French ... Read more
First published in June 1923 to immediate success, Xavier Marcel Boulestin's Simple French Cooking for English Homes did much to popularise French cuisine in the English-speaking world. In this charming book, chef, restaurateur and author Boulestin dispels the myth that French cooking is complicated, rich and full of nondescript dishes with pretentious names by offering over 300 delicious recipes - including traditional favourites such as Sorrel Soup, Pommes de Terre Boulangere, Entrecote Bordelaise and Galette au Chocolat - which are simple and easy to make. And, very topically, the book also reveals both that many of the very best French ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quadrille Publishing
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Classic Voices in Food
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844009817
SKU
V9781844009817
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-12
About X. Marcel Boulestin
French-born British chef, restaurateur, and author, Xavier Marcel Boulestin (1878-1943) has been called 'the most subtle, imaginative, and liberating food writer of his day' and was a major influence on the work of Elizabeth David. In 1925, Boulestin opened Boulestin's Restaurant Francaise in London. It was called 'the prettiest restaurant in London' by Cecil Beaton, and writer Edward Laroque Tinker ... Read more
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