A tasty smash… and we’re not just talking about the film!

Darlings, everyone needs a good cookbook in their kitchen, particularly a classic.

“Mastering the Art of French Cooking is for both seasoned cooks and beginners who love good food and long to reproduce at home the savory delights of the classic cuisine. This beautiful book, with more than one hundred instructive illustrations, is revolutionary because:

• It leads the cook from the buying and handling of raw ingredients to the final creation of a delicate confection

• It breaks down the classic cuisine into a logical sequence of themes and variations.

• It adapts classical techniques, wherever possible, to modern American conveniences.

• It shows Americans how to buy products, from any supermarket in the U.S.A.,  for example; the right beans for a cassoulet; the appropriate fish and shellfish for a bouillabaisse.

• It offers suggestions for just the right accompaniment to each dish, including proper wines.

“Anyone can cook in the French manner anywhere,” Mesdames Beck, Bertholle, and Child wrote, “with the right instruction.”

Bon Appetit!