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A celebrity with a high-profile position as executive chef at New York bistro Les Halles, and bestselling author of Kitchen Confidential and A Cook's Tour, Bourdain doesn't intend to break new ground. The dishes do exactly as the subtitle notes and include such solid classic fare as Onion Soup Les Halles, Steak au Poivre, Boeuf Bourguignon, Coq au Vin and Chocolate Mousse. Nearly all recipes are within reach of competent home cooks, and those that are more complicated or time-consuming—Bouillabaisse, Cassoulet and Roulade of Wild Pheasant—are thoroughly spelled out to calm most jitters. Foie gras, duck fat and dark veal stock are frequent components, but a list of suppliers makes just about every ingredient available. Even though many of the dishes can be found in other cookbooks, what sets this one apart is Bourdain's signature wise-ass attitude that pervades nearly every recipe, explanatory note and chapter introduction. Profanity adds frequent color. If Aunt Doris would blanche at pearl onions being called "little fuckers," a cook who prefers boneless meat in Daube Provençal a "poor deluded bastard," or a person nervous about making these recipes a "dipshit," this book is not for her. Photos.
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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'In a style partaking of Hunter S. Thompson, Iggy Pop and a little Jonathan Swift, Bourdain gleefully rips through the scenery to reveal private backstage horrors the guy is hysterical' New York Times Book Review 'Bawdy, bolshie, and bursting with energy, celebrity chef Bourdain throws open the doors of every kitchen he's ever worked in to leave the reader peering nervously in through clouds of steam' Daily Mail 'How very different from our own dear Delia' Mail on Sunday 'Voracious, visceral, obsessed and orally fixated, Bourdain writes like a sardonic, articulate demon. He talks like a blend of Scorsese and Tarantino and dishes the dirt on the restaurant trade with scurrilous flair' Big Issue
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Really good cookbook.,
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This review is from: Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook (Hardcover)
I am a huge fan of Anthony Bourdain since watching his show. This book is a collection of recipes from his time at Les Halles. The recipes might be a little complicated to the novice chef, but I've found that with due diligence, you can master them. I highly recommend this one, along with his other read, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.
5.0 out of 5 stars
HOLY BLEEP!!!!!,
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This review is from: Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook (Hardcover)
I received this book as a Christmas present and have so far only cooked 3 of the recipes, but each time I taste one of these incredible, delicious, fantastic and mind blowing dishes I think; MY GOD!!! I *BLEEPING* LOVE YOU TONY!!!!!I definitely recommend this book for the foodie in your life.
5.0 out of 5 stars
my new favourite cookbook,
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This review is from: Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook (Hardcover)
I love Bourdain's sarcastic approach to the pretentions of professional cooking. He's a famous chef (thanks to his TV appearences and best-selling books), and sure he's cashing in on that notoriety by slapping his name and mug all over this new cookbook, but it's a great cookbook to have. This volume gathers loads of classic bistro recipes in a single source, which is hardly original. What sets this book apart is Bourdain's attitude. He is at his snarky best, but also delivers straightforward directions that any kitchen monkey could follow. I've already tried several recipes and had a grand old time. A great gift for budding chefs who hate the pomposity of "professional" cookbooks.
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