A Treasury of Great Recipes: Famous Specialties of the World's Foremost Restaurants Adapted for the American Kitchen [Hardcover]

Mary Grant Price (Author), Vincent Price (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1965

A Treasury of Great Recipes Vincent Price Hardbound

Product Details

• Hardcover: 456 pages
• Publisher: Ampersand Press; 1st edition (1965)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 044811867X
• ISBN-13: 978-0448118673
• ASIN: B0007E2OS0
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #807,930 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the Master of Menace, a Meaty Treat, September 21, 2006

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Lew Troop "Lew" (Kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A treasury of great recipes; famous specialties of the world's foremost restaurants adapted for the American kitchen (Hardcover)

Was ever a cook book as lavishly illustrated? Even the redoubtable Martha Stewart would envy the magnificent photography and sumptuous recipes. It's all made better by the first person recitation of Mr. and Mrs. Price who wrote about what they'd eaten and where they'd enjoyed it. And enjoy it they certainly did as will the reader. Not all the recipes are simple, but time and a careful following of the explicit instructions will yield the delights portrayed. Far from his more famous persona as the villain deluxe, Vincent Price is revealed as a food critic and traveller who skipped the souvenir stands and brought home, you'll excuse this, the bacon. I was the on-air cook for a television station for many years and used this collection often. Attempting to reproduce the lush settings wasn't possible but the strength of the recipes is that they could be served on Melmac and be just as good. Like reading catalogs for summer flowers in December, this volume will take you to the table in anticipation of wonderful food. One note, you may be tempted to lick the photos of the food: Don't. But on a cold night after a bowl of luke warm chicken noodle.....

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating, October 10, 2009

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Theseus "theseus" (US of A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Treasury of Great Recipes: Famous Specialties of the World's Foremost Restaurants Adapted for the American Kitchen (Hardcover)

One of the reasons this book has become a classic is not merely the recipes. This book captures an entire lifestyle -- the Kennedy-era, globe-trotting, Pan Am, waiters in bow ties, gourmet lifestyle.

This is a Mad Men book.

Everything about this book screams "gracious dining." The Prices in their kitchen with gleaming copper pots. The reproductions of pages from vintage menus. The word "Luncheon." The two-color pen and ink illustrations. The padded leatherette binding with two silk bookmarks.

This is not to say that the Prices are snobbish. They're cultured. The scope and level of detail in this book is loving and extraordinary.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Scary About This Cookbook, September 24, 2008

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Meg Trager "mht07" (Ellicott City, MD) - See all my reviews
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If you are the type of person who loves to read recipes, as well as cook with them, this book will be a real treat. In addition to being an actor, Vincent Price was a first rate gourmet cook. Recipes are taken from the menus of some of the world's greatest restaurants circa the 1960's, before anyone had heard of cholesterol or low carb...they are a celebration of taste! This is a must-have for any cookbook collector or serious "foodie". Although prices vary depending upon condition etc., this volume is worth every penny, both for the recipes and for the pure enjoyment of this 1960's food time capsule.