Pierre Franey's Cooking in America

Franey, Pierre and Flaste, Richard

ISBN 10: 0679404929 / ISBN 13: 9780679404927

Published by Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1992

About this Item

Type: Hardback First Printing of First Edition. Hardcover Book As New with a Near Fine Dust Jacket. The Companion Book to the Public Television Series. Pierre Franey celebrates American food with this collection of 200 delectable recipes. Born in Burgundy and trained as a chef in the great French tradition, he has become a true champion of American cooking. He travels across the country searching out local specialties and secrets, talking to crabbers in Maryland, citrus growers in Florida, cattle ranchers in Nevada, to strawberry and artichoke growers in California. He talks about how the local Americans prepare their best dishes, then, he provides his own interpretations, exhibiting his skills in clear steps, with the minimum number of ingredients to make a perfect dish -- and shares those recipes with the reader in this atttractively designed and illustrated book. 392 pages with index. 7.75 x 9.5 inches. 1992, Alfred A Knopf, New York, New York, USA. Seller Inventory # 020611

Bibliographic Details

Title: Pierre Franey's Cooking in America

Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Inc

Publication Date: 1992

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

A French master of American cooking tours the country, sampling new recipes, and provides his own interpretations for two hundred dishes from Meadowbrook Muscovy Duck to Passion Fruit Flan. 50,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo. Tour. TV tie-in.

From the Inside Flap:

anion book to the popular Public Television series Pierre Franey's Cooking in America, Pierre Franey celebrates American food -- the rich lode of fresh produce and the cooking skill, ingenuity and lore that are among our national treasures -- and provides us with 200 delectable recipes that are in themselves a celebration.

Contents

Cattle Country: Beef

A Glance Toward Spain: San Juan

Cooking With Children

The Cajun Life

A Crab Feast

Honey

West Indian Cooking In America

Praise The Pig

The Old Families And The New

Breed: New Orleans

Even The Humble Potato...

The Trout Harvest

Made In America: Rice

Say Cheese

The Big Catch: Montauk, New York

Strawberries And Artichokes

America's Bird: Turkey

Salmon Splendor

Beyond San Juan

The Lentil La