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Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Julia Child
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Description for Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Hardcover. A guide to French cooking, with over 1,000 clear, authentic and delicious recipes for everything from Boeuf Bourguignon to the perfect omelette. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1246.
This isn't just any cookery book. It is Mastering the Art of French Cooking , first published in 1961, and it's a book that is a statement, not of culinary intent, but of aspiration, a commitment to a certain sort of good life, a certain sort of world-view; a votive object implying taste and appetite and a little je ne sais quoi. Julia Child was like Amelia Earhart, or Eleanor Roosevelt: she was a hero who'd gone out there and made a difference. Her books are a triumph, and also a trophy. (AA Gill, The Times ). ... Read more
This isn't just any cookery book. It is Mastering the Art of French Cooking , first published in 1961, and it's a book that is a statement, not of culinary intent, but of aspiration, a commitment to a certain sort of good life, a certain sort of world-view; a votive object implying taste and appetite and a little je ne sais quoi. Julia Child was like Amelia Earhart, or Eleanor Roosevelt: she was a hero who'd gone out there and made a difference. Her books are a triumph, and also a trophy. (AA Gill, The Times ). ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Number of Pages
784
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241953396
SKU
9780241953396
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Ref
99-2
About Julia Child
Julia Child revolutionised cooking in the US and this was the cookbook that launched her career. A native of California and a Smith College graduate, Julia Child studied at Paris's famous Cordon Bleu, and worked under various distinguished French chefs. In 1951 she started her own cooking school in Paris, L'Ecole des Trois Gourmandes, with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle ... Read more
Reviews for Mastering the Art of French Cooking
As close to a divine text as you can get
Matthew Fort
Guardian
Has been described as being the best book about French cooking in English ... I agree
Ambrose Heath
Guardian
This book fundamentally altered the way a basic human activity was preceived and pursued
A. O. Scott
The New York ... Read more
Matthew Fort
Guardian
Has been described as being the best book about French cooking in English ... I agree
Ambrose Heath
Guardian
This book fundamentally altered the way a basic human activity was preceived and pursued
A. O. Scott
The New York ... Read more