Pierre Franey's Cooking in France-Signed/Inscribed

Pierre Franey and Richard Flaste

ISBN 10: 0679431578 / ISBN 13: 9780679431572

Published by Alfred A Knopf, NY, 1994

About this Item

Alfred A Knopf, NY, 1994, 322 pages. First Edition/First Printing in Very Good/Near Fine condition with some soiling/smudges to book edges and minor shelf wear and some age toning to DJ edges. author Pierre Franey has Signed and inscribed on the 1/2 title page "To Mimi,p Cooking is fun, Bon a petit, Pierre a Franey". A previous owner has written lightly in pencil at the top of the same page that "Pierre Franey died October 16, 1996- while giving a cooking demonstration on the QE ll." Uncommon book to find signed by Franey. This award winning chef was the executive chef of legendary restaurants Le Pavillon and La Cote Basque in NYC. (See photos).

Seller Inventory # 1210216

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pierre Franey's Cooking in France-Signed/Inscribed
• Publisher: Alfred A Knopf, NY
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679431578
• ISBN 13: 9780679431572
• Binding: 9 1/2 x 7 7/8
• Edition: First edition, First printing.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Cookbooks

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Synopsis

The renowned television chef returns to his native France to present a delectable collection of classic French regional specialties, offering two hundred recipes that capture the essence of French culinary traditions. TV tie-in. 50,000 first printing. Tour.

About the Author

Pierre Franey was the executive chef of the legendary restaurants Le Pavilion and La Cote Basque in New York City and created the "60-Minute Gourmet" column in the New York Times. He has written Fourteen books, including his recently published memoir, A Chef's Tale: A Memoir of Food, France and America. Pierre Franey's Cooking in France is his third series for public television. He lives with his wife in East Hampton, Long Island, and New York City.<br><br>Richard Flaste spent twenty-eight years with the New York Times in various positions, including science and health editor and deputy editor of the Sunday Book Review. He has collaborated on Four other books with Pierre Franey, including Pierre Franey's Cooking in America. He lives with his wife in Brooklyn, New York.