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Plats Du Jour
By: William Black
| Retail Price: | $62.95 |
| Booktopia Price | $56.66 |
ISBN: 059305640X
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There is more than a slight malaise in the air these days about French food and cooking. While the rest of the world delights in the intricacies of molecular gastronomy and even Britain is revelling in a culinary renaissance, in France the years of worship at the temple of the great god Michelin seem to have blinded them to change and evolution. Why is this? What is it about the French that causes them to be so blinkered about their food? Plats du Jour is an attempt to answer that question, as William Black explores the highways and byways of French cooking. Taking as his starting point the great tradition of French food, William tackles years of received wisdom and parochial food snobbery head on, though with his mind (and his mouth) firmly open... He eats cassoulet in Carcassonne and investigates the fascinating history of a dish with its roots in the 100 Years War. He samples the dubious (and illegal) delights of ortolan and has the most painfully disappointing gastronomic experience of his life. He fishes for turbot off Brittany and goes on a Basque pub crawl. His dedication to the culinary cause knows no bounds. Plats du Jour is a book which the French aren't going to like very much. That said, it's a highly entertaining and irreverent look at the world's greatest culinary tradition which will be required reading for anyone with an interest in food and cooking...
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- Travel & Holidays
- Sociology & Anthropology » Sociology » Sociology & Customs & Traditions
- Cooking, Food & Drink » National & Regional Cuisine
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