Mastering The Art of French Cooking, Volume Two

Child, Julia, Simone Beck

ISBN 10: 0241953405 / ISBN 13: 9780241953402

Published by Particular Books / Penguin Group, London, 2011

About this Item

First published in 1970 by Knopf in the USA and in the UK in 1977, this is a new edition of 2011. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of covers and spine, no jacket as issued, slipcase absent, corners very slightly bruised, price on back cover (£25.00), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 651pp, illustrated. In this book Julia Child and Simone Beck help cooks everywhere master the full repertoire of classic French dishes. Their recipes range across soups from the garden and bisques from the sea, famour fish stews from Provence and Normandy, to suckling pig and charcuterie, baguettes and croissants, and through a huge variety of desserts to petit fours, all accompanied by clear step-by-step instructions. Julia Carolyn Child (1912-2004), was an American chef, author, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public with this debut cookbook 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' and her subsequent television programmes, the most notable of which was 'The French Chef', which premiered in 1963. The difficult birth of her cookbook was documented in the 2009 film 'Julie and Julia' by Nora Ephron and starring Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci and Meryl Streep.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mastering The Art of French Cooking, Volume Two
• Publisher: Particular Books / Penguin Group, London
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241953405
• ISBN 13: 9780241953402
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Illustrations by Sidonie Coryn and Paul Child
• Edition: Reprint
• Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

''This isn''t just any cookery book. It is Mastering the Art of French Cooking, first published in 1961, and it''s a book that is a statement, not of culinary intent, but of aspiration, a commitment to a certain sort of good life, a certain sort of world-view; a votive object implying taste and appetite and a little je ne sais quoi. Julia Child was like Amelia Earhart, or Eleanor Roosevelt: she was a hero who''d gone out there and made a difference. Her books are a triumph, and also a trophy.'' AA GILL, The Times

''Mastering any art is a continuing process ...'' In this book Julia Child and Simone Beck help cooks everywhere master the full repertoire of classic French dishes. Their recipes range across soups from the garden and bisques from the sea, famour fish stews from Provence and Normandy, to suckling pig and charcuterie, baguettes and croissants, and through a huge variety of desserts to petit-fours, all accompanied by clear step-by-step instructions and 458 illustrations.

From the Back Cover

In all of our recipes, and especially in those for desserts and cakes, we have taken full advantage of modern mechanical aids wherever we have found them effective. While Volume I reflects France in the 1950s and the old traditions of French cooking, Volume II, like France herself, has stepped into contemporary life.