Dine With Europe's Master Chefs

by Daniel Rouche and Fabien Bellahsen

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3833111585
• ISBN13: 9783833111587
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Konemann
• Weight: 7.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.2" x 2.0" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Old-School Haute Cuisine

Konneman, as usual, did a superb job with photography and presentation. I own many of their books in their "Culinaria" series for just that reason. I love them all, and have given away many many copies of these books as gifts. The "Master Chefs" book is a detailed catalogue of recipes from master chefs from around Europe. The recipes are decidedly haute cuisine in style, focusing as much on presentation as on flavor and content. To execute these recipes well, you should be an accomplished cook with access to some rarefied and expensive ingredients. All the recipes, with pictures, are condensed onto two pages with a list of ingredients and a somewhat abridged description of the cooking method. To really do a good job on some of these, you will need to be able to read between the lines, in many cases having mastered techniques implicit to the method described, without being told exactly what to do. But for the accomplished cook with the right skill sets, these recipes will provide an excellent template for recreating a beautiful and tasty dish. This book acts as a tour guide to some great food around Europe, providing loads of ideas for flavor combinations and presentations. I chose not buy this book because its not my style, but I loved reading throught it. Another great offering by Konneman.