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French Cooking for Beginners

Author : François de Mélogue
Publisher : Rockridge Press
ISBN 13 : 9781646115891
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (158 download)

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Download or read book French Cooking for Beginners written by François de Mélogue and published by Rockridge Press. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Paris direct to your table--the complete French cookbook for beginners The French may not have invented cooking, but they certainly have perfected the art of eating well. In this definitive French cookbook that's perfect for beginners, you'll discover how to make the timeless, tasty cuisine served up at French dinner tables and in beloved bistros and brasseries. Author François de Mélogue breaks down classic French cookbook dishes like Duck Confit with Crispy Potatoes, Bouillabaisse, and Coq au Vin into easy-to-follow steps perfect for the newcomer. Along the way, you'll learn how to put together a cheese board any Parisian would be proud of, fry the perfect pommes frites, and pair food and wine like a pro. Let's get cooking the French way! Bon appetit! This essential French cookbook for beginners includes: Classic flavors--Discover more than 75 recipes you'll love, from Steak Tartare to Tarte Tatin. A taste of Paris--Learn to shop like a Parisian and how to prepare 4 classic cocktails from the City of Light. Essential extras--Beyond French cookbook recipes, you'll find 12 tips for souffle success, expert advice on how to make a pan sauce, and a guide to French wines. Classic Parisian cooking comes home in this French cookbook for beginners.

French Cooking at Home

Author : Marianne Magnier Moreno
Publisher : Harper Design
ISBN 13 : 9780062641076
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book French Cooking at Home written by Marianne Magnier Moreno and published by Harper Design. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the art of classic French cuisine with this stunning cookbook filled with 100 recipes, infographics, dozens of step-by-step color photographs, and a handy illustrated glossary. In this stunning French cooking bible, chef Marianne Megnier-Moreno simplifies the art of French cooking as she teaches home cooks how to create a range of impressive French dishes. Megnier-Moreno carefully and clearly takes you step by step, beginning with fundamental recipes for basic stocks (chicken, beef, fish), sauces (roux, béchamel, hollandaise), and preparations (cutting onions, cooking eggs, preparing clarified butter). She then teaches you the techniques that are the heart of French cooking: sautéing, roasting, grilling, braising, poaching, and more. She follows these hands-on instructions with forty recipes for making classic French dishes, including boeuf bourguignon, salmon confit, cheese soufflé, stuffed mussels, pot-au-feu, roast chicken, and the perfect hamburger. Magnier-Moreno explains how preparation adds depths of flavor to each dish, breaks down the technique involved in creating it, and includes helpful photos for every step, as well as one large full-page photo of the final dish. French Cooking at Home also contains an illustrated glossary that provides detailed instructions and photography to help you perfect your culinary skills, including plating, decorating, preparing meat, cutting and cooking methods, and key utensils. A sophisticated, comprehensive, and accessible visual handbook, French Cooking at Home is your essential guide to cooking and enjoying the best of French cuisine.

Rustic French Cooking Made Easy

Author : Audrey Le Goff
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1624148646
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (241 download)

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Download or read book Rustic French Cooking Made Easy written by Audrey Le Goff and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cook Your Way Through France with Simple, Delicious Recipes Real French home cooking is easier than you think! Leave haute cuisine to fussy restaurants, and dive into these uncomplicated classics from Audrey Le Goff, founder of the blog Pardon Your French. Drawing inspiration from her childhood in the north of France, Audrey shares simple fare, full of the rich, complex flavors French cuisine is known for. From quiche to crêpes, these homey dishes are anything but humble. Explore France’s distinct regions and delve into the culture behind each recipe. Hearty cold-weather favorites from the north, like Alsatian Pork and Sauerkraut Stew and the supremely flakey Thin-Crusted Onion, Bacon and Cream Tart are quick and comforting. Provençal Vegetable and Pistou Soup, from the sunny south of France, is packed with bright herbs and ripe produce, and Basque Braised Chicken with Peppers is sure to please with a burst of spice. The essential One-Pot French Onion Soup provides a taste of France any night of the week, and the beloved, buttery Kouign-Amann is surprisingly easy to master. With friendly instructions and easy-to-find ingredients, you’ll soon feel right at home with French cooking.

Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1

Author : Julia Child
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307958175
Total Pages : 857 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1 written by Julia Child and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 857 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The definitive cookbook on French cuisine for American readers: "What a cookbook should be: packed with sumptuous recipes, detailed instructions, and precise line drawings. Some of the instructions look daunting, but as Child herself says in the introduction, 'If you can read, you can cook.'" —Entertainment Weekly “I only wish that I had written it myself.” —James Beard Featuring 524 delicious recipes and over 100 instructive illustrations to guide readers every step of the way, Mastering the Art of French Cooking offers something for everyone, from seasoned experts to beginners who love good food and long to reproduce the savory delights of French cuisine. Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle break down the classic foods of France into a logical sequence of themes and variations rather than presenting an endless and diffuse catalogue of dishes—from historic Gallic masterpieces to the seemingly artless perfection of a dish of spring-green peas. Throughout, the focus is on key recipes that form the backbone of French cookery and lend themselves to an infinite number of elaborations—bound to increase anyone’s culinary repertoire. “Julia has slowly but surely altered our way of thinking about food. She has taken the fear out of the term ‘haute cuisine.’ She has increased gastronomic awareness a thousandfold by stressing the importance of good foundation and technique, and she has elevated our consciousness to the refined pleasures of dining." —Thomas Keller, The French Laundry

Simple French Cooking for English Homes

Author : X. Marcel Boulestin
Publisher : Quadrille Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781844009817
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Simple French Cooking for English Homes written by X. Marcel Boulestin and published by Quadrille Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Dinner in French

Author : Melissa Clark
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 0553448250
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (534 download)

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Download or read book Dinner in French written by Melissa Clark and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved author of Dinner in an Instant breaks down the new French classics with 150 recipes that reflect a modern yet distinctly French sensibility. “Melissa Clark’s contemporary eye is just what the chef ordered. Her recipes are traditional yet fresh, her writing is informative yet playful, and the whole package is achingly chic.”—Yotam Ottolenghi NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • Delish • Library Journal Just as Julia Child brought French cooking to twentieth-century America, so now Melissa Clark brings French cooking into the twenty-first century. She first fell in love with France and French food as a child; her parents spent their August vacations traversing the country in search of the best meals with Melissa and her sister in tow. Near to her heart, France is where Melissa's family learned to cook and eat. And as her own culinary identity blossomed, so too did her understanding of why French food is beloved by Americans. Now, as one of the nation's favorite cookbook authors and food writers, Melissa updates classic French techniques and dishes to reflect how we cook, shop, and eat today. With recipes such as Salade Nicoise with Haricot Vert, Cornmeal and Harissa Soufflé, Scalloped Potato Gratin, Lamb Shank Cassoulet, Ratatouille Sheet-Pan Chicken, Campari Olive Oil Cake, and Apricot Tarte Tatin (to name a few), Dinner in French will quickly become a go-to resource and endure as an indispensable classic.

Revolutionary French Cooking

Author : Daniel Galmiche
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1848991584
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (489 download)

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Download or read book Revolutionary French Cooking written by Daniel Galmiche and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel Galmiche’s first book, French Brasserie Cookbook, was hailed as a masterpiece of French home cooking. His eminently do-able versions of traditional recipes have won him thousands of fans throughout the world. Now he turns his experienced eye to something different: his own irresistible take on the new wave of modern French cooking. Revolutionary French Cooking is divided into three chapters. The first, Liberté, showcases exciting new recipes, methods and techniques, with innovative ingredients – such as Pineapple Tarte Tatin with Chilli and Lemongrass – all refreshingly free from the shackles of tradition. The second chapter, Égalité, brings democracy to your cooking by elevating such humble fare as celeriac, pork belly and rabbit into the food of kings – for example, Rabbit Terrine with Onions and Parsley. The final chapter, Fraternité, celebrates recognized “brotherhoods”, or pairings, of ingredients and turns convention on its head with modern adaptations, such as Monkfish Wrapped in Pancetta with Carrot and Mandarin Purée. Throughout the book Daniel reveals how to make modern dishes with vibrant flavours, textures and aromas. In each chapter there are instructive features on the techniques used, such as water baths, showing you how to master them easily in your own home. This is a must-have book for lovers of hearty, beautiful food and the taste of France.

In a French Kitchen

Author : Susan Herrmann Loomis
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1592409652
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book In a French Kitchen written by Susan Herrmann Loomis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful celebration of everyday life in France through the lens of the kitchens and cooking of the author’s neighbors, who, while busy and accomplished, still manage to make every meal a sumptuous occasion. Even before Susan Herrmann Loomis wrote her now-classic memoir, On Rue Tatin, American readers have been compelled by books about the French’s ease with cooking. With In a French Kitchen, Loomis—an expat who long ago traded her American grocery store for a bustling French farmer’s market—demystifies in lively prose the seemingly effortless je ne sais quoi behind a simple French meal. French cooks have the savoir faire to get out of a low-ingredient bind. They are deeply knowledgeable about seasonal produce and what mélange of simple ingredients will bring out the best of their garden or local market. They are perfectly at ease with cracked bowls and little counter space. In a French Kitchen proves that delicious, decadent meals aren’t complicated. Loomis takes lessons from busy, everyday people and offers tricks and recipes to create a meal more focused on quality ingredients and time at the table than on time in the kitchen.

French Classics Made Easy

Author : Richard Grausman
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0761158545
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (611 download)

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Download or read book French Classics Made Easy written by Richard Grausman and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic French food is hotter than ever. But one thing hasn’t changed—few of us have the time, the patience, the technique, or the cream and butter allowance to tackle the classics as presented by Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The good news is—we don’t need to. For the past 40 years Richard Grausman, America’s premier culinary teacher, has been training American chefs in a simpler, better way of French cooking, and in French Classics Made Easy—a refreshed and updated edition of his original collection, At Home with the French Classics—he shares all of his extraordinary innovations and techniques. Golden soufflés in ten minutes. A light and luscious chocolate mousse that can be made as a cake, a chocolate roll, soufflé, or pudding. Plus Cassoulet, Boeuf Bourguignon, Coq au Vin, Bouillabaisse, Poached Salmon with Beurre Blanc—in all, 250 impeccably clear, step-by-step recipes in range of anyone who knows how to boil water or dice an onion. When a step isn’t critical, Grausman eliminates it. If something can be done in advance, he does it. Plus he’s cut the amount of butter, cream, egg yolks, salt, and sugar; the result is health-conscious recipes that don’t compromise the essential nature of the dish. Techniques are illustrated throughout in line drawings. It’s the grandness of French cuisine, made accessible for both entertaining and everyday meals.

French Food at Home

Author : Laura Calder
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062026305
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book French Food at Home written by Laura Calder and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The French cooking of everyday life is lighthearted, accessible, and suited to modern tastes. Whether it's getting weeknight dinners on the table fairly fast (Basil Beef, Rhubarb Chops, or Carrot Juice Chicken) or leisurely cooking for dining at a slightly slower pace (Lamb Tagine, Holiday Hen, or Fennel Bass), Laura Calder shares recipes she's created at home in her own French kitchen.

At Home with the French Classics

Author : Richard Grausman
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book At Home with the French Classics written by Richard Grausman and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 1988 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one has done more to make French cooking accessible to Americans than Richard Grausman. His culinary innovations and techniques -- golden souffles baked in just 10 minutes, a light and luscious mousse au chocolat that can be made as a cake, chocolate roll, souffle, or pudding -- transform the classics to fit our contemporary diet and schedule. When a step isn't crucial, he eliminates it. If something can be done in advance, he does it. Plus he's cut the amount of butter, cream, egg yolks, salt, and sugar for health-conscious recipes without compromising the essential nature of the dish. In more than 250 splendid recipes, Grausman presents grand cuisine for both gracious entertaining and the everyday meal with an unmistakable French flair. Book jacket.

The Sweet Life in Paris

Author : David Lebovitz
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0767932129
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book The Sweet Life in Paris written by David Lebovitz and published by Crown. This book was released on 2009-05-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of My Paris Kitchen and L'Appart, a deliciously funny, offbeat, and irreverent look at the city of lights, cheese, chocolate, and other confections. Like so many others, David Lebovitz dreamed about living in Paris ever since he first visited the city and after a nearly two-decade career as a pastry chef and cookbook author, he finally moved to Paris to start a new life. Having crammed all his worldly belongings into three suitcases, he arrived, hopes high, at his new apartment in the lively Bastille neighborhood. But he soon discovered it's a different world en France. From learning the ironclad rules of social conduct to the mysteries of men's footwear, from shopkeepers who work so hard not to sell you anything to the etiquette of working the right way around the cheese plate, here is David's story of how he came to fall in love with—and even understand—this glorious, yet sometimes maddening, city. When did he realize he had morphed into un vrai parisien? It might have been when he found himself considering a purchase of men's dress socks with cartoon characters on them. Or perhaps the time he went to a bank with 135 euros in hand to make a 134-euro payment, was told the bank had no change that day, and thought it was completely normal. Or when he found himself dressing up to take out the garbage because he had come to accept that in Paris appearances and image mean everything. Once you stop laughing, the more than fifty original recipes, for dishes both savory and sweet, such as Pork Loin with Brown Sugar–Bourbon Glaze, Braised Turkey in Beaujolais Nouveau with Prunes, Bacon and Bleu Cheese Cake, Chocolate-Coconut Marshmallows, Chocolate Spice Bread, Lemon-Glazed Madeleines, and Mocha–Crème Fraîche Cake, will have you running to the kitchen for your own taste of Parisian living.

French Cooking

Author : Vincent Boué
Publisher : Flammarion-Pere Castor
ISBN 13 : 9782080301468
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book French Cooking written by Vincent Boué and published by Flammarion-Pere Castor. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: French cuisine can seem daunting, but it offers one of life's great pleasures. French cooking offers the step by step kitchen techniques that are the secret to success.

French Brasserie Cookbook

Author : Daniel Galmiche
Publisher : Duncan Baird Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1848990774
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (489 download)

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Download or read book French Brasserie Cookbook written by Daniel Galmiche and published by Duncan Baird Publishers. This book was released on 2012-03-26 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What it is that we love so much about food in a French brasserie? Is it the delicious, time-honoured dishes cooked to perfection? Or the fresh, local ingredients and regional recipes? Or is it that most of these recipes started life in the home? Perhaps this is why they have such a special place in our hearts. In French Brasserie Cookbook, top chef Daniel Galmiche brings us a superb collection of 100 classic brasserie recipes with a modern Mediterranean twist. A committed champion of French food and cookery, and someone who is passionate about making home cooking approachable, Daniel gives us irresistible recipes for starters, mains, side dishes and desserts - all based on the classic principles that characterise brasserie cooking: regional recipes, local ingredients and homely, comforting flavours. Try his aromatic Roast Leg of Lamb with Garlic & Lavender, for example, the delicious Grilled Fillet of Sea Bass with Caramelised Lemon & Basil Oil or the wonderful Wild Mushroom & Herb Risotto, followed by a mouth-watering Raspberry Clafoutis, Tarte Tatin with Rosemary & Toasted Almonds or Orange Souffle Pancakes. Vibrant with the mesmerisingly diverse tastes and aromas of France, this brilliant book shows you how to create fresh, contemporary French flavours in your own kitchen.

Bistro

Author : Laura Washburn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781845976941
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (769 download)

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Download or read book Bistro written by Laura Washburn and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional bistro fare is the essence of French cooking-honest, fresh, and satisfying food prepared by cooks, not celebrity chefs. It's not expensive, it's not complicated, and it never goes out of fashion. Bistro food is real food for real people. In Bistro, Laura Washburn offers simple up-to-date versions of this good, old-fashioned food, including recipes for starters like French Onion Soup, fish and seafood like Mussel recipes for starters like French Onion Soup, fish and seafood like Mussel Bouillabaisse, classic meat and chicken dishes like Chicken in Tarragon, plus accompaniments that include Provençal Tian and the famous Creamy Potato Gratin, as well as recipes for legendary bistro puddings. *More than 60 simple, satisfying dishes to transport you to a cozy French Bistro.*Gorgeous photography by Martin Brigdale.*Includes a list of mail order and online stockists so you can source useful kitchenware, fresh, local produce, and specialist ingredients.

Williams-Sonoma Essentials of French Cooking

Author : Georgeanne Brennan
Publisher : Oxmoor House
ISBN 13 : 9780848732943
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (329 download)

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Download or read book Williams-Sonoma Essentials of French Cooking written by Georgeanne Brennan and published by Oxmoor House. This book was released on 2010-02-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before anyone on this side of the Atlantic was devoted to eating seasonally and locally, the French were doing precisely that, just as they had been for centuries. Although the high-end haute cuisine of Paris exported itself far and wide many decades ago, the varied regional cooking styles of France continue to reveal themselves to the world and dazzle those fortunate enough to experience them firsthand. Williams-Sonoma's Essentials of French Cooking takes you on a meandering food lover's tour of France, from the windswept coastline of Brittany, where the lamb tastes of the salty fields on which it grazes, southward through Gascony, with its bracing Armagnac and rib-sticking cassoulet, to the delicious fish stews of Marseilles and the Mediterranean, and back up through Burgundy, where the wine flows from some of the world's greatest vineyards and the local Dijon mustard makes a perfect sauce for the local rabbit. In these pages you'll also explore the fascinating intersections of culture and gastronomy in Alsace, where potatoes, cabbage, and beer lend a Germanic heft to the traditional menu; sunny Provence, where dishes made with tomatoes, garlic, olives, and basil link its cooking to that of neighboring Italy; and the Basque country, where Spanish flavors and Moorish spices like saffron and cumin have seeped over the Pyrenees. In addition to presenting a wide range of traditional, regional main dishes to build meals around, this collection of more than 140 carefully selected recipes covers a full range of courses and techniques, from silky baked farm-fresh eggs to brilliantly simple preparations for every season's vegetables through the most luxurious chocolate creams and satisfying rustic fruit tarts. And while terroir plays an undeniable role in this cuisine, true French cooking is comfort food for family and friends, which translates everywhere. A comprehensive glossary and a section on basic stocks and sauces help you fill your pantry with the authentic elements and bring one of the world's most admired cuisines home to your table.

Mastering the Art of French Eating

Author : Ann Mah
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0143125923
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Mastering the Art of French Eating written by Ann Mah and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The memoir of a young diplomat’s wife who must reinvent her dream of living in Paris—one dish at a time When journalist Ann Mah’s diplomat husband is given a three-year assignment in Paris, Ann is overjoyed. A lifelong foodie and Francophile, she immediately begins plotting gastronomic adventures à deux. Then her husband is called away to Iraq on a year-long post—alone. Suddenly, Ann’s vision of a romantic sojourn in the City of Light is turned upside down. So, not unlike another diplomatic wife, Julia Child, Ann must find a life for herself in a new city. Journeying through Paris and the surrounding regions of France, Ann combats her loneliness by seeking out the perfect pain au chocolat and learning the way the andouillette sausage is really made. She explores the history and taste of everything from boeuf Bourguignon to soupe au pistou to the crispiest of buckwheat crepes. And somewhere between Paris and the south of France, she uncovers a few of life’s truths. Like Sarah Turnbull’s Almost French and Julie Powell’s New York Times bestseller Julie and Julia, Mastering the Art of French Eating is interwoven with the lively characters Ann meets and the traditional recipes she samples. Both funny and intelligent, this is a story about love—of food, family, and France.