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Champagne & Caviar & Other Delicacies (Essential Connoisseur) [Hardcover]

Judith C. Sutton (Author), George Wieser Jr. (Photographer)
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January 10, 1998 Essential Connoisseur
The quintessential guide to the luxuries of the gods, Champagne & Caviar & Other Delicacies makes the most extravagant foods accessible to every food lover by explaining the best ways to find, select, order, prepare and enjoy the world's most exquisite culinary indulgences. Opulent color spreads present everything from champagne, caviar, and chocolate to foie gras, smoked salmon and truffles with panache and class. All hosts, worthy of the title, will want to display this book at home and flaunt their new knowledge at gourmet groceries and restaurants.

Imaginative recipes give serving suggestions for these extraordinary ingredients. Everyone from knowledgeable gourmets to neophyte epicureans will appreciate this addition to the BD&L successful series of books on the finer things in life including International Connoisseur's Guide to Cigars, Single Malt & Scotch Whiskey, The Martini Book, The New New York Bartender's Guide and The Mesa Grill Guide to Tequila.

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Less than ten dollars for a brief course on the history, geography, production, preparation, and appreciation of six gastronomic icons? An utter bargain! Champagne & Caviar is packed with interesting facts, e.g., the fat in foie gras is actually "good" for you and that elegant silver spoon will impart a metallic taste to your heavenly caviar. Each delicacy?champagne, caviar, chocolate, foie gras, smoked salmon, and truffles?has recipes with accompanying photographs. The book closes with an excellent resource guide and a reading list. One wishes only to understand certain omissions. Why, for example, are oysters given merely a supporting role in this cast of characters? Possibly not "luxurious" enough? And where is Serena Sutcliffe's classic work on champagne? A focused introduction would explain gaps that otherwise look like oversights. Nevertheless, this discerning volume will help both consumer and bon vivant navigate the world of costly little pleasures. [Sutton writes LJ's cookery column.?Ed.]?Wendy Miller, Lexington P.L., Lexington, K.
-?Wendy Miller, Lexington P.L., Lexington, KY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (January 10, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1579120385
  • ISBN-13: 978-1579120382
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 4.6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,022,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Makes the inaccesible accessible, July 16, 1999
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This is a great book. At least a dozen delicacies I wouldn't have tackled without a good roadmap are made approachable and delicious. It's witty and informative, too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious..., April 5, 1999
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Makes you want to go out and buy a bottle of Dom P and go get some beluga. Highly recommend it but the book will cost you a lot more than $10 to stock up on the ingredients!!
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sturgeon caviar, chocolate liquor, méthode champenoise, duck foie gras
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United States, Caspian Sea, North America, André Daguin
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