Simple French Food 40th Anniversary Edition

by Richard Olney, Mark Bittman (Foreword by), Patricia Wells (Introduction), James Beard (Foreword by)

Overview

Richard Olney was considered a culinary genius for his ability to elevate cooking to a practical art. He wrote evocatively about the beauty and pleasure in cooking by focusing on preparing simple foods well. This new edition of his classic cookbook includes a fresh cover, new interior design, and a foreword by Mark Bittman—so that a whole new generation of food lovers can enjoy this inspiring book. Olney’s 175 recipes are so straightforward that cooks will be inspired to go right into the kitchen: herb omelets, fish with zucchini, lamb shanks with garlic, and many more. He also shares techniques (several featuring his own illustrations), such as fermenting vinegar, in line with the back-to-basics trend in cooking. Olney’s emphasis on simplicity and improvisation in cooking will resonate with today’s cooks and food lovers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780544242203
Publisher:	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date:	05/06/2014
Edition description:	Special edition
Pages:	480
Sales rank:	98,602
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

The late Richard Olney was and is an American culinary icon. He was a member of the eminent Académie International du Vin of Provence for many years. He was chief consultant to the Time-Life Good Cook series and was the author of The French Menu Cookbook , Yquem , a history of the wine of Chateau d'Yquem, and Ten Vineyards Lunches .

Mark Bittman is one of America’s best-known and most widely respected food writers. He covers food policy, cooking, and eating as an Opinion columnist for The New York Times and the paper’s Sunday Magazine. He produced "The Minimalist" column for 13 years and has starred in several popular Public Television cooking series. Now a frequent public speaker, he appears regularly on the Today Show and is a guest on a wide range of television and radio shows. Bittman has authored more than a dozen cookbooks, including How to Cook Everything® The Basics , How to Cook Everything® , How to Cook Everything® Vegetarian (all available as apps), Food Matters and The Food Matters Cookbook , and the new VB6™: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 . For more information go to markbittman.com.