Pampille's Table: Recipes and Writings from the French Countryside from Marthe Daudet's Les Bons Plats de France

Book Overview

Inspired by references to the "delicious books of Pampille" in Proust's Remembrance of Things Past, the veteran cookbook author Shirley King adapted this gastronomic gem of a book for the modern American kitchen. Marthe Daudet (1878-1960) was Pampille, and her book Les Bons Plats de France, originally published in 1919, is still regarded as a classic in France. Her intriguing mix of charming writing, insightful wit, and wonderful, authentic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803278276
• ISBN13: 9780803278271
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

The Good Writing (and Recipes) of France

An utterly charming collection of french recipes. Pampille's remarkably fresh voice (she's much funnier and more sarcastic than I would have expected from a woman in 1919, which is a wonderful preconception to have challenged) introduces each of the regions of France and then gives local recipes. Some of them are a little old-fashioned and preposterous, but some seem totally doable and delicious. She opens with a description of "The Awful Dinner Party" and then proceeds to both honor and lambaste her countrymen and women. Not shy with her opinions, this book gives you a real sense of a time and place, and teaches you about cooking to boot.