The Provence Cookbook: A James Beard Award Winning Cookbook (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780060507824)

No matter where you live, or how gloomy it may be outside, Patricia Wells will brighten your kitchen with the sunny flavors of France's bountiful south with The Provence Cookbook. A French-food expert and longtime Provence resident, Patricia offers readers an intimate guide to the culinary treasures of this sun-drenched landscape and dishes that will transport you and your guests with every flavorful bite.

The Provence Cookbook's 175 enticing recipes reflect Patricia's long and close ties with the farmers and purveyors who provide her and her neighbors in Provence with a kaleidoscope of high-quality foods. Their year-round bounty is the inspiration for these exciting, healthful Mediterranean-French dishes, which Patricia shares with home cooks everywhere. Over the past twenty years, it is Patricia who has often been the student, learning Provencal ways and regional recipes directly from the locals. With The Provence Cookbook, her readers benefit from this rich inheritance, as she passes along such recipes as My Vegetable Man's Asparagus Flan, or Maussane Potter's Spaghetti.

Along side authentic and flavorful dishes for every course from hors d'oeuvre to dessert, as wellas pantry staples, The Provence Cookbook features eighty-eight of Patricia's artful black-and-white photographs of Provence's farmers, shopkeepers, and delightful products. More than a cookbook, this is also a complete guide and handbook to Provencal dining, with vendor profiles, restaurant and food shop recommendations and contact information, and twelve tempting menus -- delight in An August Dinner at Sunset or perhaps A Winter Truffle Feast.

Whether you are a home cook, a traveler, or an armchair adventurer, enjoy Provence as the locals do, with Patricia Wells and The Provence Cookbook as your guides.

Author: Patricia Wells
ISBN-10: 0060507829
ISBN-13: 9780060507824
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2004
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.98lbs
Size: 9.42h x 7.66w x 1.18d
Award: James Beard Foundation Book Awards - Winner
Award: Gourmand World Cookbook Awards (USA Only) - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/01/2004 pg. 72
Publishers Weekly 01/19/2004 pg. 68
Library Journal 03/15/2004 pg. 100
Booklist 04/01/2004 pg. 1339
BookPage 07/01/2004 pg. 26
Library Journal 01/01/2004