Name: Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol.2 (Hardback) (in English)
Price: 47.58 USD
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Author: Julia Child
ISBN: 9780241953402

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Physical Book

Author

Julia Child

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom

Synopsis "Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol.2 (Hardback) (in English)"

"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.

Julia Child

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(California 1912 - 2004) Se graduó en el Smith College y durante la segunda guerra mundial trabajó para la OSS (Office of Strategic Services) en Ceylán y China, donde encontró a Paul Child con quien se casó y se fue a vivir a París. Tras estudiar en Le Cordon Bleu y haber trabajado en las cocinas de distinguidos chefs franceses, en 1951 Julia Child abrió su propia escuela de cocina, L'École des Trois Gourmandes, con Simone Beck y Louisette Bertholle. Con ellas escribió el primer volumen de El arte de la cocina francesa (1961). En 1963, Boston WGBH estrenó en televisión el programa The French Chef, lo que convirtió a Julia Child en una estrella nacional y con el que ganó el Peabody Award en 1965 y un Emmy en 1966. Julia Child fue condecorada con la Legión de Honor del gobierno francés y la Presidential Medal of freedom en 2003.

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