Considering six bistro favorites, Hervé This isolates the exact chemical properties that tickle our senses and stimulate our appetites. More important, he identifies methods of culinary construction that appeal to our memories, intelligence, and creativity.

Set in the stunning southern French countryside, this honest and poignant memoir conveys hunger for authentic food and a universal hunger for home. In Cassoulet Confessions, Sylvie travels across the Atlantic from her home in New York to the origin of cassoulet - the Occitanie region of Southern France. There she immerses herself in all things cassoulet: the quintessential historic meat and bean stew. From her first spoonful, she is transported back...

Felder gives you the recipes the professionals use: not an ingredient, not a tip is missing. By clarifying the methods and terms, and eliminating the professional jargon, he has popularized the recipes for the home baker, plus new creations.

"A sumptuous French cookbook that immerses readers in the delectable countryside cuisine of the Périgord region, by the author of the beloved Bruno series and his wife, Julia Watson. Bruno Courrèges, the protagonist of Martin Walker's internationally acclaimed mystery series, is not only the local police chief of the idyllic French village of St. Denis. Bruno also happens to be an impassioned amateur chef, and in this delightful new cookbook, the...

A volume of recipes and culinary tips featuring appetizers, main dishes, and desserts that use fresh vegetables. "The potager, or French vegetable garden, represents the very best of French cuisine : fresh, flavorful, and easily accessible for home cooks everywhere. In 'Vegetable Harvest', Patricia Wells presents a collection of recipes inspired by the garden she tends at her home in Provence. No one has done more than Patricia to bring the art and...

The author describes how she and her husband moved from cosmopolitan Paris to rural Provence after their son was born, the beginning of their adventures as culinary entrepreneurs, and their initiation into classic Provenc⁺ʹal cuisine.

From easy weeknight meals to more elaborate Sunday dinners, learn the recipes and cooking style from the "other" French cuisine--the one that forms the foundation of the Mediterranean diet and celebrates local, fresh and light. Cuisine Niçoise is designed with olive oil, rather than butter and cream; is light, rather than bathed in rich sauces. And it uses fresh, locally sourced produce. Hillary Davis-food writer, cooking instructor, creator of the...

"Embrace everyday cooking with Susan Loomis's Plat du Jour, her appealing take on the French formule. Discover the pleasures of cooking-and eating-with this French approach to everyday meals. Featured on bistro menus and dinner tables throughout France, the plat du jour is the centerpiece of a two-course meal, a formula that Susan Loomis cleverly presents here. By pairing substantial main dishes such as Boeuf Bourguignon, Poule au Pot, and Bouillabaisse,...

In this masterful and charming book, food historian Barbara Ketcham Wheaton takes the reader on a cultural and gastronomical tour of France, from its medieval to the pre-Revolutionary era. Using a delightful combination of personal correspondence, historical anecdotes, and journal entries, Wheaton effortlessly brings to life the history of the French kitchen and table.