The Entrees: Remembered Favorites from the Past: Recipes from Legendary Chefs and Restaurants [Hardcover]

Gail Monaghan (Author), Eric Boman (Photographer), George Lang (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 19, 2010

Celebrating a lost era of elegant dining, this beautiful volume is evocative of other times and worlds, with recipes updated for today’s palate. With recipes of glamorous bygone main courses, and packed with culinary history, this lavish cookbook features delicious and sometimes exotic favorites from around the world. Conjuring up the heyday of Hollywood is the classic Brown Derby Cobb Salad. From New York’s Gilded Age comes Delmonico’s Roast Crown of Pork. The old-world elegance of Paris and London is evoked with decadent creations such as Le Grand Vefour’s spectacular Coulibiac of Salmon and Robert Carrier’s Beef Wellington. The seventy-five recipes have been adapted for the home cook and updated for the modern palate. Featured are dishes for meats, poultry and game, fish and shellfish, salads, and hearty vegetarian plates. The Entrées is illustrated with still lifes of these spectacular gastronomic creations that evoke the essence of old-time splendor.

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About the Author

Food writer and editor Gail Monaghan is the author of Lost Desserts and Perfect Picnics for All Seasons.

Eric Boman is a photographer and writer for magazines such as Vogue and The World of Interiors.

Restaurateur George Lang has written several books, including his autobiography Nobody Knows the Truffles I’ve Seen.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli (October 19, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847833925
• ISBN-13: 978-0847833924
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 0.9 x 11.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #790,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, wonderful to read and to look at, November 22, 2011

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This review is from: The Entrees: Remembered Favorites from the Past: Recipes from Legendary Chefs and Restaurants (Hardcover)

This is much more than a good cookbook -- it's a sort of Proustian evocation of a bygone era. Far better than most exercises in nostalgia, this tells you exactly how to relive that delicious past, even if you happened to miss living it in the first place: the recipes are great, easy to follow, and they make this average cook feel, however briefly, like a distinguished chef. The photographs are gorgeous, the food looks so good it's hard not to put on a suit and tie and a flower in your lapel before sitting down to eat these feasts. Even if you hate to cook, this is a book you'll want to have on your coffee table, ready to browse and dream of a more elegant, well-lived life.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than a coffee table book - read, cook, and indulge!, December 22, 2010

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herman (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Entrees: Remembered Favorites from the Past: Recipes from Legendary Chefs and Restaurants (Hardcover)

This is not just another cookbook. It is a wonderful book to read, cook with, and indulge, beautifully photographed and very well researched and edited. The stories about these classic recipes reveal the history of great entrees and the people who enjoyed them. The recipes are well explained and easy to follow. Some are cleverly simple, i.e. Paillard of Tuna.