"The corner bistro offers all the highlights of French cuisine: crepes, bouillabaisse, ratatouille and boeuf bourguignon. All with rustic flair, simple ingredients, and impeccable flavors. Now, with Maria Zihammou's French Bistro, you can cook up the authentic tastes of France in your own kitchen. Each recipe shows how intricate meals steeped in culinary tradition can be recreated with simple techniques using modern ingredients and equipment. This...

Make your table the place everyone will want to linger, with irresistible recipes for over 150 classic and modern bistro dishes, from Coq au Vin and Tartiflette to Mushroom Bourguignon and Peach Tarte Tatin. We share countless techniques and tricks to help you master bistro cooking: Learn how to make French basics like mayonnaise and saffron rouille, bake crusty baguettes, and whip up the lightest soufflés. Skip going out tonight. Set out a table...

An accessible collection of essays and recipes introduces the James Beard Award-winning author's philosophies about making one's own provisions using seasonal, organic and healthy artisanal foods. --Publsiher's description.

"For the first time ever, the legendary chef collects and updates the best recipes from his six-decade career. With a searchable DVD demonstrating every technique a cook will ever need. In his more than sixty years as a chef, Jacques Pepin has earned a reputation as a champion of simplicity. His recipes are classics. They find the shortest, surest route to flavor, avoiding complicated techniques. Now, in a book that celebrates his life in food,...

"Legendary chef Paul Bocuse described this essential guide as "an invaluable kitchen companion" for novice and established cooks. Traditional French cuisine can seem daunting, but it's one of life's great pleasures. This comprehensive, illustrated guide to classic French cooking techniques and recipes, with detailed explanations from culinary school instructors, is an essential reference for the home cook. The secret to success is demonstrated in...

"Embrace everyday cooking with Susan Loomis's Plat du Jour, her appealing take on the French formule. Discover the pleasures of cooking-and eating-with this French approach to everyday meals. Featured on bistro menus and dinner tables throughout France, the plat du jour is the centerpiece of a two-course meal, a formula that Susan Loomis cleverly presents here. By pairing substantial main dishes such as Boeuf Bourguignon, Poule au Pot, and Bouillabaisse,...

A collection of one hundred favorite cookie recipes from pastry chef François Payard, including macarons, tea cakes, madeleines, spritz cookies, walnut cookie bars, cannelés, pignoli cookies, and meringue kisses.