The Art of Manufacture (English edition) by Alain Ducasse

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Dive into the universe of Alain Ducasse's Manufactures, where each creation — chocolate, coffee, ice cream, biscuit — celebrates French craftsmanship and the quest for original taste. Beautifully illustrated by Laziz Hamani, The Art of Manufacture reveals the backstage of these exceptional Parisian workshops where expertise, demand, and the beauty of the gesture come together in a total art.

Author: Alain Ducasse
Language: English 🇬🇧

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In L'art de la fabrication, the great chef Alain Ducasse pays tribute to theexceptional craftsmanship and at the French gastronomic creation. Since the opening of its first Manufacturing In 2013, he revived ancestral know-how, reinventing the gestures of the chocolatiers, roasters, ice cream makers, and biscuit makers in a contemporary and demanding spirit.

Each Manufacture — Chocolate, Coffee, Ice Cream, Cookie — embodies the philosophy dear to Ducasse: "Originally, the taste". Here, perfection is born from raw material, of the time, and of the human talent. The precise gesture, the attention to detail, the rigorous selection of ingredients: everything contributes to creating rare products of incomparable quality.

Illustrated by the sublime photographs of Laziz Hamani, this book offers a visual immersion at the heart of the Parisian workshops. The images capture the beauty of the gesture, the texture of the materials, the light of the creations. Each page reveals the fusion between tradition and modernity, between Machine and hand, between Technique and emotion.

By following the journey of these Manufactures, the reader discovers a unique approach to the gastronomic luxury : that of a living craft, at the service of pure taste. More than just a cookbook or an art book, L'art de la fabrication is a true Ode to French craftsmanship, a sensitive and aesthetic exploration of what makes the the greatness of "handmade".

The photographer Laziz Hamani, known for his collaborations with Dior, , Cartier or Jaeger-LeCoultre, this meeting between was sublime art and gastronomy. His refined gaze captures the nobility of artisanal work and the timeless beauty of culinary creations by Alain Ducasse.

An essential book for enthusiasts of haute cuisine, of Culinary design and of French culture, to offer or to collect.