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(4 customer reviews) 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Excellent, comprehensive volume full of creative cooking,
November 1, 2008 Corey Burdick (Burlington, VT) - See all my reviews
This review is from: At the Crillon and at Home: Recipes by Jean-Francois Piege (Hardcover)
The first half of this book will undoubtedly excite professional cooks. The photography and the food are both dazzling. Many of the recipes cannot be replicated at some, mostly because of ingredient sourcing. However, it is a great way to glean ideas and simply marvel at real talent and technique. The second half is quite a bit more accessible, as they are recipes from Piege's home life. They are still far more difficult than Rachel Ray's schlock, but far tastier as well. For refined yet casual home cooking, these recipes are perfect. So in essence, this book has something for every serious cook, home or professional.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
You must get this!!!,
March 7, 2009 Reginald Abalos - See all my reviews
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This review is from: At the Crillon and at Home: Recipes by Jean-Francois Piege (Hardcover)
I had the esteemed pleasure of dining at "Le Ambassadeurs" in 2006 and I came away with the most memorable dining experiences of my life to date. I also came away with the picture of me posing with chef Piege as well as a signed menu which I cherish (and a receipt for a $500 lunch for four) This book is absolutely amazing, fully engaging with beautiful photography and unique and refreshing food styling which really showcases Chef Piege's style and obvious talent. The first half of the book is Piege's food as you would find it at Le Ambassadeurs to the T (I had the sweetbreads, asparagus with crawfish and shelless egg, and the vacherin which blew me away when it was first presented to me) The second half is a more approachable style meant to be prepared at home (although what American home, I'm not sure. Obvoulsly "home" in this case is somewhere on Rue Respail in Paris) even here the pictures and styling are fantastic and the creativity Piege displays even for home cooking is...Read more
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Calling French Laundry Cookbook Lovers!,
July 8, 2009 This review is from: At the Crillon and at Home: Recipes by Jean-Francois Piege (Hardcover)
If you enjoy the challenge of cooking from the French Laundry Cookbook, then this book is for you. Stocks are created for specific dishes, unique techniques and beautiful plating are used (no molecular gastronomy). The photography is perfect. Please do yourself a favor and add this to your collection. If you thought French cooking was not up to current cooking trends then you are very very wrong. This chef is over the top with fresh new ideas.
Enjoy!
