French Country Cooking
Meals and Moments From a Village in the Vineyards: a Cookbook
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · October 25, 2016
A captivating journey through off-the-beaten-path French wine country with 100 simple yet exquisite recipes, 150 sumptuous photographs, and stories inspired by life in a small village. “Francophiles, this book is pure Gallic food porn.”—The Wall Street Journal Readers everywhere fell in love with Mimi Thorisson, her family, and their band of smooth fox terriers through her blog, Manger, and debut cookbook, A Kitchen in France.
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- Who it’s for
- Recipes, village stories, and evocative photographs bring a quieter corner of French wine country close.
- Themes
- French country cooking, Village life, Local ingredients and artisans
- Genres
- French Cooking, Food Writing & Memoir, Food Travel
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A captivating journey through off-the-beaten-path French wine country with 100 simple yet exquisite recipes, 150 sumptuous photographs, and stories inspired by life in a small village. “Francophiles, this book is pure Gallic food porn.”—The Wall Street Journal Readers everywhere fell in love with Mimi Thorisson, her family, and their band of smooth fox terriers through her blog, Manger, and debut cookbook, A Kitchen in France.
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In French Country Cooking, the family moves to an abandoned old château in Médoc. While shopping for local ingredients, cooking, and renovating the house, Mimi meets the farmers and artisans who populate the village and learns about the former owner of the house, an accomplished local cook. Here are recipes inspired by this eccentric cast of characters, including White Asparagus Soufflé, Wine Harvest Pot au Feu, Endives with Ham, and Salted Butter Chocolate Cake. Featuring evocative photographs taken by Mimi’s husband, Oddur Thorisson, and illustrated endpapers, this cookbook is a charming jaunt to an untouched corner of France that has thus far eluded the spotlight.
Village Table
Recipes, village stories, and evocative photographs bring a quieter corner of French wine country close.
Come here for
- Simple, elegant recipes shaped by local ingredients
- A glimpse of village life alongside the cooking
Expect
- Food photography with a strong sense of place
- A cookbook that pairs recipes with stories
Where it sits
| French Cooking | 100% |
|---|---|
| Food Writing & Memoir | 46% |
| Food Travel | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- French Cooking
- Seasonal Cooking
- France Travel
- Authors
- Mimi Thorisson
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
- Published
- October 25, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- French country cooking · Village life · Local ingredients and artisans
- Reading lane
- French Cooking