Product Description

We may hate to admit it (and never would to the French), but the truth is that there is still nowhere in the world where food and cooking are so passionately and intricately woven into lives, hearts and minds than in France, a country where masterpieces of home cooking are produced nightly, whether for a family supper or chic dinner party. So how does that archetypal Frenchwoman do it? And how can we take a feuille out of her livre? This book tells you exactly how. With chapter titles such as 'Shops Wisely', 'Knows her classics', 'Steals from chefs' and 'Rises to the Occasion', this book will both delight and inform. Trish will teach you all you need to master French cuisine, from the classic dinner party recipes to the latest trends as well as how to tackle difficult ingredients such as truffles and lobster. An affectionate yet unsentimental, irreverent but non-patronising guide from one of France's top cookbook authors, "Nobody Does It Better" is set to steal a place on your kitchen shelf.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #136551 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Customer Reviews

Fantastic!
I have tried five of these recipes so far and they are a nice balance between not being too complicated but producing a result which gets a good reaction. Also unusually for a cook book, there is lots of interesting background as to how the French approach their food and how Trish Deseine learned about it.

What a wonderful book!
Beautifully illustrated, fantastically well written and the recipes are to die for! So far I have prepared the Aïoli, the brie stuffed with truffled mascarpone, the floating island dessert and I'm not stopping anytime soon. If only all cookbooks were as good and informed as Trish Deseine's - she really knows her stuff!

Disappointing - the Nigella of France
I bought this book with high expectations having read a review that this lady was taking France by storm with her gorgeous recipes. For me the meals were very "meaty" and not very practical - if you love France and want to spend days in the kitchen, then perhaps it's for you - I'll stick with Nigella - practical and pragmatic British cooking for me!