The Great Book of Cookbooks: 50 Culinary Books to Read Once in Your Life (French edition)

Name: The Great Book of Cookbooks: 50 Culinary Books to Read Once in Your Life (French edition)
Brand: Hoëbeke
SKU: 9782072988318
Price: 42.65 EUR
Availability: PreOrder

Hoëbeke

Available to order from the publisher, delivered within 7 to 15 working days

With The Great Book of Cookbooks, Yves Camdeborde and Laurent Seminel invite you to rediscover 50 essential works, from the 17th century to today. Between passionate stories, bibliophilic rarities, and 30 unpublished recipes, this beautiful book traces the history of culinary literature and shows how books have shaped French gastronomy. A unique work, both a tribute, a means of transmission, and a source of inspiration for lovers of cooking and beautiful books.

Author: Laurent Seminel
Yves Camdeborde
Language: French 🇫🇷

€42.65

Available to order, delivered within 7 to 15 working days

Description

The Great Book of Cookbooks: 50 Gastronomy Books to Read Once in Your Lifetime is a declaration of love to the culinary literature and its founding role in the French and international gastronomy.

A shared passion for cookbooks

Yves Camdeborde, an iconic chef of bistronomy, shares: "Thanks to these books, I had the feeling of conversing with Escoffier, , Pomiane or Chapel like with old friends." These books are not just simple collections of recipes: they reflect their time, shed light on the gestures of cooks, and continue to inspire today's chefs.

A unique selection of 50 books

From the classical era to contemporary bestsellers, authors present 50 Essential Cookbooks, rare or famous, who have marked their generation. Each tells a story, imparts knowledge, and reveals how the cuisine of yesterday inspires that of tomorrow.

An illustrated and gourmet book

In addition to texts, 30 recipes created by Yves Camdeborde punctuate the book, connecting theory to practice and showing that cooking is an eternal renewal:

Classics become the foundations of modern creations
The new cuisine of yesterday is becoming today's tradition again.
Ancient works find a resonance in contemporary gastronomy

A book for gastronomy and bibliophilia enthusiasts

This beautifully published book by Hoëbeke will appeal to enthusiasts of beautiful books that enthusiasts of cooking. Between rare archives, theoretical reflections, and delicious recipes, it is as much read as it is savored.

An essential for:

Enthusiasts ofCulinary history
Collectors of Gastronomic books
Chefs in search of timeless inspiration

Article features

Title The Great Book of Cookbooks: 50 Gastronomy Books to Read Once in Your Lifetime
Authors : Laurent Seminel, Yves Camdeborde
Editor : Hoëbeke
Collection : Practical Life
Publication date October 26, 2023
Format : Connected
Number of pages : 224
Dimensions 30.7 x 24 x 3.5 cm
Weight : 1,530 g
Language : French
EAN13 : 9782072988318
ISBN : 978-2-07-298831-8