The Entrees: Remembered Favorites From the Past: Recipes from Legendary Chefs and Restaurants

by Monaghan, Gail

• ISBN13: 9780847833924
• ISBN10: 0847833925
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-19
• Publisher: Random House Inc

Summary

Featuring seventy-five main course recipes, the lavishly illustrated cookbook is divided by ingredients. Each elegant or simple recipe is accompanied by an evocative headnote covering its significance in culinary history. For example: On one occasion at the fabled New York restaurant Luchows an old lion, seduced by the delicious aromas from the restaurant escaped from his cage at the Herbert Museum next door. Everyone screamed and leapt up onto the tables. The commotion of crashing china set the poor lion hot footing it back to the museum before snagging even one luscious sausage. Introduction Chapter I Meats: Beef, Lamb, Pork, Veal, Venison Chapter II Poultry: Chicken, Duck, Goose, Pheasant, Turkey, Guinea Hen, Quail, Squab, Rabbit Chapter III Fish and Shellfish Chapter IV Pastas, Grains, Rice, Polenta, Legumes Chapter V Main Course Salads, Vegetables, and Eggs

Author Biography

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.