Eric Kayser's New French Recipes [Hardcover]

Eric Kayser (Author), Yair Yosefi (Author), Clay McLachlan (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 10, 2009

Inspired by the hearty and nutritious ingredients that he uses in his bakeries, Éric Kayser has created 50 new recipes that celebrate "superfood" ingredients such as whole grains (wheat, rye, oats), seeds (sesame, sunflower, poppy), dried fruit (prunes, raisins, figs), and nuts (hazelnuts, almonds, pine nuts). Kayser includes both sweet and savory recipes that will dazzle your taste buds: try chestnut, apricot, and pistachio bread; mussels in a lime-and-beer sauce; or eggplant caviar drizzled with sesame oil—the options for delicious and balanced meals are endless! Kayser’s fresh approach to cooking offers nutritious, flavorful dishes that are simple and enjoyable to prepare, for experienced chefs and fledgling cooks alike. His recipes are a fresh and easy take on French cuisine today.

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About the Author

Eric Kayser is a fourth-generation Parisian baker. His inherited flair for traditional French bread and pastries has resulted in thirty bakeries around the world. He has previously published Beyond the Bread Basket (Flammarion, 2008) and Sweet and Savory Tarts (Flammarion, 2007). Chef Yaïr Yosefi was born in Tel-Aviv. He spent the past ten years working in some of the finest restaurants in Israel and France and is currently an independent consulting chef. He contributed to Beyond the Bread Basket. Clay McLachlan’s photographs have been featured in Beyond the Bread Basket as well as in major magazines including Food and Wine, Conde Nast Traveler, Gourmet, and Wine Spectator.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Flammarion (March 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2080300954
• ISBN-13: 978-2080300959
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.8 x 11.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,120,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars This book does not showcase Eric Kayser's bread baking expertise, September 28, 2011

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Pastry Princess (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eric Kayser's New French Recipes (Hardcover)

I am aware that this is NOT a bread baking book. Eric Kayser's reputation is built on his exceptional talent and skill as a Master baker in France and abroad. The extraordinary grain&seed breads he produces at his bakeries in Paris are his claim to fame. To people like me who love to bake breads and who think of Eric Kayser as a baking rock star, this book was disappointing. I expected this book to consist of sweet and savory French dishes that incorporated homemade breads influenced with the artistry and genius of Eric Kayser the Master baker. I was so surprised to find that out of the 50 recipes in this book, there are... wait for it... only 4 bread recipes: Gluten-free cornbread, Pumpkin Seed Bread, Walnut Bread, and Brioche. That's it.

Among the 46 other recipes, several feature some type of specialty bread as a main component of the dish. If you can't get the bread, you can't recreate the dish. Obviously you are free to make substitutes based on what you have on hand or what you have access to, but it won't be the same, will it? For example:

1- There are recipes for "Buckwheat French Toast," "Buckwheat with Mackerel and Beets" and "Grilled Buckwheat Sandwich." ALL three call for a 'Buckwheat Loaf' in the list of ingredients. There does not exist a Buckwheat Loaf recipe in the book.

2- There's a "Spelt and Cabbage Soup in Spelt Bread" recipe that calls for 'Spelt Loaf' in the ingredient list. No Spelt Loaf recipe in the book.

3-"Fig Bread, Apples and Duck Breast Tapas" recipe. But no Fig bread recipe.

4-"Chestnut Bread with Apricots and Pistachios" calls for 1/2 lb chestnut loaf, but no Chestnut loaf recipe.

Why presume that everyone has easy access to Buckwheat bread, spelt loaf, fig bread, and chestnut bread? Wouldn't it be nice if, say, a Master Baker who is an expert at producing these types of breads, included the recipes for those too, so you can THEN create the dishes in this book? Sadly, in this book, Mr. Kayser would rather just give you recipes for Sesame Caramel Bananas and Soba Noodles. Meh.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Don't Judge The Book By Its Cover, March 25, 2009

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Jeremy Emmerson "GlobalChefs" (Austin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eric Kayser's New French Recipes (Hardcover)

This is a great "grainy" book, lots of healthful recipes, the dish on the front of the book does not look too cute, but many of the recipes are great and the photography is super.