[Sca-cooks] Larousse gastronomique, the review

[Huette von Ahrens]

Actually, since Daedalus is trying to sell the book,
their "review" is really a sales blurb and not a true
review.  They are not about to say something bad about
something that they have a vested interest in selling.

Huette

--- Ann Sasahara <ariann at nmia.com> wrote:
> > I really think that the earlier editions were
> stronger
> > on classic French cuisine... 19th and 20th
> centuries than they
> > were on the historical aspects of the medieval and
> > renaissance eras. I still have not seen any
> reviews of the
>
> The review is out from Daedalus:
>
> _Larousse Gastronomique_, Gastronomic Committee,
> Potter, 2001, 1350 p. $75
>
> Since it's first publication in 1938, Larousse
> Gastronomique_ has been an
> unparalleled resource.  In one volume, it presents
> the history of foods,
> eating, and restaurants; cooking terms; techniques
> from elementary to
> advanced; a review of basic ingredients with advice
> on recognizing,
> buying, storing, and using them; biographies of
> important culinary
> figures; and recommendations for cooking nearly
> everything.  This new
> edition, the first since 1988, expands the book's
> scope from classic
> continental cuisine to include the contemporary
> global table, appealing to
> a whole new audience of internationally conscious
> cooks. _Larousse
> Gastronomque_ is still the last word on bechamel and
> Bearnaise,
> Brillat-Savarin and Bordeaux, but now it is also the
> go-to source on
> biryana and bok choy, bruschetta and Bhutan rice.
> _Larousse Gastronomique_
> is rich with classic and classic-to-be recipes, new
> ingredients, new terms
> and techniques, as well as explanations of current
> food legislation,
> labeling, and technology.  Updated with a fresh look
> and beautiful
> photographs to encourage browsing, and hundreds of
> new illustrations,
> reference entries and recipes, this is a whole new
> _Larousse_ for a new
> generation of food lovers.
>
> HTH
>
> Ariann
> _______________________
>
> > new edition but they should be out this month.
> It's $75.00,
> > but they are discounting it already.
>
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