French Feasts: 299 Traditional Recipes for Family Meals & Gatherings

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Rustic and approachable, humorous and convivial, this impressive book features 299 recipes for beloved dishes like pates, gratins, savory tarts, and braised meats that are the essence of French weekend fare. From classic stews like navarin and boeuf bourguignon, to foie gras prepared six different ways, to creme brulee and gateau Basque, the recipes come from all over France and even some former colonies. The book includes beautiful, earthy photographs, whimsical illustrations, profiles of local producers, & fact-filled sidebars - a guide to cognac and Armagnac, how to make the perfect croissant, & much more. 500+ photos/illus.

More about the book

Stéphane Reynaud is the grandson of a French butcher and the proprietor of an acclaimed restaurant near Paris. He is also dedicated to that most traditional of French meals, the home-cooked, family-centered Sunday afternoon meal. Reynaud provides nearly 300 mouth-watering and very French recipes for patés and stews and tartes, but this beautiful book contains much more: stories of cooks and farmers, fanciful artwork, French songs, the rules for playing pétanque, even directions for making a sausage toy for the dog. A delightful book to cook from or just to page through and ponder.