Original mastering the art of french cooking

Published by Alfred A.

For over fifty years, this New York Times bestseller has been the definitive cookbook on French cuisine for American readers. It deserves a place of honor in every kitchen. Featuring delicious recipes and over instructive illustrations to guide readers every step of the way, Mastering the Art of French Cooking offers something for everyone, from seasoned experts to beginners who love good food and long to reproduce the savory delights of French cuisine. Graphic Image takes pride in processing and shipping your order as quickly as possible. Our processing time for personalized orders is approximately 8 to 10 business days. Processing time for non-personalized orders are approximately 6 to 8 business days. Choosing an expedited shipping method does NOT effect the processing time for the order.

Original mastering the art of french cooking

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, Seller Rating:. Contact seller. First Edition Signed. Used Condition: Very Good. Within U. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition stated, first printing. Hadley was the first wife of author Ernest Hemingway and her second husband, Paul Scott Mowrer, was an American newspaper correspondent and winner of the first Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence. Hadley had first become acquainted with Julia's husband, artist Paul Child, when she and her then-husband Hemingway were in Paris in the s.

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The success of Volume 1 resulted in Julia Child being given her own television show, The French Chef , one of the first cooking programs on American television. Historian David Strauss claimed in that the publication of Mastering the Art of French Cooking "did more than any other event in the last half century to reshape the gourmet dining scene". Gourmet magazine offered French recipes to subscribers monthly, and several dozen French cookbooks were published throughout the s. These recipes, however, were directly translated from French, and consequently were designed for a middle-class French audience that was familiar with French cooking techniques, had access to common French ingredients, and who often had servants cook for them. In the early s, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, French cooking teachers who had trained at Le Cordon Bleu , sought to capitalize on the American market for French cookbooks and wrote and published a small recipe book for American audiences, What's Cooking in France , in

Jump to ratings and reviews. Want to read. Rate this book. Featuring delicious recipes, in its pages home cooks will find something for everyone, from seasoned experts to beginners who love good food and long to reproduce the savory delights of French cuisine, from historic Gallic masterpieces to the seemingly artless perfection of a dish of spring-green peas. Here Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle break down the classic foods of France into a logical sequence of themes and variations rather than presenting an endless and diffuse catalogue of dishes. Throughout, the focus is on key recipes that form the backbone of French cookery and lend themselves to an infinite number of elaborations--bound to increase anyone's culinary repertoire. With over instructive illustrations to guide readers every step of the way, Mastering the Art of French Cooking deserves a place of honor in every kitchen in America. Loading interface

Original mastering the art of french cooking

The success of Volume 1 resulted in Julia Child being given her own television show, The French Chef , one of the first cooking programs on American television. Historian David Strauss claimed in that the publication of Mastering the Art of French Cooking "did more than any other event in the last half century to reshape the gourmet dining scene". Gourmet magazine offered French recipes to subscribers monthly, and several dozen French cookbooks were published throughout the s. These recipes, however, were directly translated from French, and consequently were designed for a middle-class French audience that was familiar with French cooking techniques, had access to common French ingredients, and who often had servants cook for them. In the early s, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, French cooking teachers who had trained at Le Cordon Bleu , sought to capitalize on the American market for French cookbooks and wrote and published a small recipe book for American audiences, What's Cooking in France , in Beck and Bertholle wanted an English-speaking partner to help give them insight into American culture, translate their work into English, and bring it to American publishers, so they invited their friend Julia Child, who had also studied at Le Cordon Bleu, to collaborate with them on a book tentatively titled "French Cooking for the American Kitchen". Beck, Bertholle, and Child wanted to distinguish their book from others on the market by emphasizing accurate instructions and measurements in their recipes, and authenticity whenever possible. Child had noted early in the process that Americans would be "scared off" by too many expensive ingredients, like black truffles, and would expect broccoli, not particularly popular in France, to be served with many meals, and adjustments were made to accommodate these tastes.

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Previous owner's name inked to top front paste-down, no other names or writing to dark blue free end papers or in text. Stated at copyright: "Twelfth printing, August Julia Child. Fading to spine of Vol I. The jacket flaps show very minor splits. An attractive and very bright copy of this definitive two-volume of the kitchen "Illustrates the ways in which classic French dishes may be created with American foodstuffs and appliances. Each article features unique detail on Julia Child with images and a chocolate cake recipe. Some classic French baking is also included, but baking had already received a more thorough treatment in Volume 2, published in Minor toning along panel edges. Signed by Julia Child and Simone Beck on the first blank page. Beck, Simone. Notes, clippings and soiling to endsheets.

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The New York Times. Simone Beck and Julia Child. This beautiful book, with over instructive illustrations, is revolutionary in its approach because: It leads the cook infallibly from the buying and handling of raw ingredients, through each essential step of a recipe, to the final creation of a delicate confection. Mastering the Art of French Cooking in 2 Vols. Condition: Books are in very good to excellent condition. Hold onto your shipping receipt and packing slip until you have received your refund or exchange. Published by Alfred A Knopf. Some classic French baking is also included, but baking had already received a more thorough treatment in Volume 2, published in Scarce very good first edition in same wrapper. Guest Books. Beck and Bertholle wanted an English-speaking partner to help give them insight into American culture, translate their work into English, and bring it to American publishers, so they invited their friend Julia Child, who had also studied at Le Cordon Bleu, to collaborate with them on a book tentatively titled "French Cooking for the American Kitchen". First edition stated, first printing. Dust Jacket Included.