Frites

The humble frite is an iconic, comfort food that never fails to bring pleasure to your plate. From childhood memories of fish and chips , moules and frites or burger and fries, this book embraces many different cooking styles and permutations of ingredients, from polenta and asparagus to the classic French frites Pont-Neufs or US-style skinny fries. Large or small, fat or thin, peeled or with skins on, French, Belgian, British or American, everyone has their own favourite frites/dip combination.

Anne De La Forest has been a journalist for over 20 years. As the editor of a monthly food magazine, she is a writer and food-lover at heart, and spent four years developing the concept of Frites before she wrote it. Anne now advises restaurants on their menus and the preparation of frites. She also organises cookery workshops and tastings in her Montmartre home, which are dedicated to showcasing emblematic French dishes€¦ and chips.