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A Gourmet Tour of France LEGENDARY RESTAURANTS FROM PARIS TO THE CÔTE D’AZUR GILLES PUDLOWSKI PHOTOGRAPHY BY MAURICE ROUGEMONT
The definitive roundup of the finest and most attractive restaurants in France. Prominent restaurant critic Gilles Pudlowski leads the reader on a tour across the heartland of gourmet dining, sharing menu selections from his favorite restaurants along with the stories behind the accomplished chefs and their kitchens. The thirty-five featured restaurants have been selected based on the quality of the food, the beauty of the decor, and the restaurant’s unique history. Highlights include: Michel Bras’s ultramodern restaurant on a hilltop in Laguiole; the Louis XV in Monaco, where chef Franck Cerutti takes full advantage of his Mediterranean setting; Hélène Darroze’s twin establishment in Paris, featuring a two-Michelin-starred dining room upstairs and a relaxed bistro on the ground floor; and the famed Maison Troisgros in Roanne, which Zagat listed as the best restaurant in the world. Illustrated with Maurice Rougemont’s enticing photographs, this finely researched bible of French gastronomy offers a feast for the eyes. Featured chefs include Paul Bocuse, Alain Ducasse, and Guy Savoy, and each has divulged a few of his signature recipes to enjoy at home. A list of addresses to the restaurants completes the book for readers who want to embark on their own gourmet tour of the finest in French dining experiences. Gilles Pudlowski is a food and literature critic for Le Point. Each year, he publishes his guides Pudlo Paris and Pudlo France. He is the author of Great Women Chefs (Flammarion, 2005). Maurice Rougemont ’s photographs appeared in Great Women Chefs, and he regularly contributes to lifestyle magazines.
FOOD AND WINE 224 pages, 9 x 11” 200 color illustrations HC w/jacket: 978-2-08-020177-5 Previously: $45.00 NOW: $17.98 Can: $17.98 March 25, 2014 US/Canada, Latin America FLAMMARION PROMOTIONAL
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