The Paris Cookbook - Hardcover

Wells, Patricia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1856263797 ISBN 13: 9781856263795

Publisher: Kyle Cathie, 2001

Synopsis

Often referred to as "the city of moveable feasts" Paris offers so much for the discerning and adventurous diner. With a cosmopolitan mix of restaurants the city boasts a wealth of knowledge and expertise on cooking. Aiming to bring this delightful array of tastes into the modern kitchen, the author, equipped with 20 years of living in the city, blends together her own recipes with tips from the top restaurateurs, resulting in a mix of recipes which should inspire the reader to bring the lively world of this most heavenly of cities into the domestic kitchen. How about a Provencal onion tart with a main course of scallops on a bed of leeks finished off with a delicious Chocolat Chaud?

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Review

The indefatigable Patricia Wells constitutes something of a one-woman Paris tourist industry. The Paris Cookbook is the latest bulletin from her long, enthralled love affair with the French capital and its food. She is not shy of declaring her passion: it is her life's interest and she is, perhaps rightly, proprietorial to a degree. "This then," she declares in the introduction, "is my Paris." Over 150 recipes have been extracted from the food markets and restaurant kitchens of the city and assembled into a heady collection. Traditional bistro favourites such as Grilled Flank Steak, Onion Soup, Sauerkraut with Pork and Sausages, and Almond Ice-Cream rub shoulders with the more sophisticated and luxurious productions of the grand chefs, which include Watercress Soup with Caviar, Coddled Eggs with Cream and Maple Syrup, Black Truffle Mayonnaise and Fricassé of Chicken with Morels. Wells has her favourites among the chefs of Paris, and the name of Joel Rebuchon, with whom she has collaborated on a book, appears frequently, together with those of his acolytes. Indeed, one suspects a degree of harmless collusion between Wells and her chef friends, as she helpfully appends address, telephone number and Métro stop of the contributing restaurant or shop to many of the recipes, presumably in case one is so overcome as to require instant assuagement at the source. This would be understandable, as (despite a tendency to gush) she has put together a remarkable set of recipes that vividly evoke the vibrancy of the Paris food scene. --Robin Davidson

Review

' In a personal cook's tour of her adopted city Patricia Wells opens up her address book, reveals some favourite spots' -- The Mail on Sunday, You magazine, July 22, 2001

'I especially like the history behind the each recipe and the author's trips down memory lane.' -- Home Plus Scotland, September, 2001

'It shows the diversity and tasty delights to be found in Parisian cuisine.' -- East Anglian Daily Times, June 22, 2001

'an excellent guide to eating and cooking all things Parisian.' -- Sainsbury's Magazine, July 1st, 2001

Edition details

• Publisher: Kyle Cathie
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856263797
• ISBN 13: 9781856263795
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288