Review of Cuisine Naturelle: French Cooking Redefined (Hardcover)

He just gets it
Wonderful recipes with good but not overwhelming directions.Light adaptations of traditional favorites without any loss of flavor.This is now dog eared and much used and sits alongside David, Olney and others.

Product Description
From celebrated chef Jean François Méteigner, Cuisine Naturelle is a uniquely accessible cookbook that features the best of French fare with all of the flavor, but only a fraction of the fat. Renowned for his revolutionary approach to French cooking, Méteigner shares 140 time-tested recipes from contemporary interpretations of the classics to adaptations of Mama Méteigner's comfort food dishes that are as light and delicious as they are rich in the tradition of French family-style cuisine.

About the Author
Jean François Méteigner is the chef/owner of La Cachette, which was named by Esquire as one of the top French restaurants in Los Angeles and one of the best new restaurants in the country when it opened in 1994. Since then, La Cachette has won many culinary awards.

Brigit Legere Binns is a food consultant, editor, and author or co-author of several cookbooks, including Polenta.

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Review of Paris Bistro Cooking (Hardcover)

I am a professional Chef in Boulder, Colorado.My apprenticeship includednine months in Paris and during that time I was entranced by Bistros of alltypes.This book not only captures the spirit and the essence of theBistro experience, but also serves as a very useful guide to eating well,looking well, and being seen well while in Paris. I am ordering a secondcopy today since the first has met the demise of most loaned out books.

Product Description
The best home-style cooking in the world comes from the best bistros in Paris. Linda Dannenberg's Paris Bistro Cooking serves up 19 of the greatest, from the classic bistros to the deluxe, all-night, and neo-bistros -- each with its own special menus and romantic ambiance -- with more than 100 stellar recipes and 150 full-color photographs by Guy Bouchet.

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The best home-style cooking in the world comes from the best bistros in Paris. Linda Dannenberg's Paris Bistro Cooking serves up 19 of the greatest, from the classic bistros to the deluxe, all-night, and neo-bistros -- each with its own special menus and romantic ambiance -- with more than 100 stellar recipes and 150 full-color photographs by Guy Bouchet.

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