In this quest for the traditional restaurant food and culture of a fast-disappearing France, Mirabel Osler travels the length and breadth of the country, focusing on individual restaurants which are preserving the tradition. The book explores producers and suppliers, and describes the travelling grocer and butcher, the local markets, the specialist skills of baker and patissier and the cooks themselves. The recipes included are adapted from the originals Osler discovered.
Language
English
Pages
224
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Trafalgar Square Publishing
Release
August 28, 1996
ISBN
185793766X
ISBN 13
9781857937664
A Spoon with Every Course: In Search of the Legendary Food of France
In this quest for the traditional restaurant food and culture of a fast-disappearing France, Mirabel Osler travels the length and breadth of the country, focusing on individual restaurants which are preserving the tradition. The book explores producers and suppliers, and describes the travelling grocer and butcher, the local markets, the specialist skills of baker and patissier and the cooks themselves. The recipes included are adapted from the originals Osler discovered.