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"Absolutely brilliant. One of the best French cookbooks I've seen." --Fork Magazine

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"This is all about serious French cooking - "ripailles" loosely translated, means "feasts". Stéphane goes right back to the basics, introducing us to producers, restaurateurs, special techniques and regional dishes in this quirky, fun-to-look-at book."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ripailles - the best French cookery book on the shelves, 9 Oct 2008

By	T. Warman (Lancashire, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've just bought this book and have spent the last 2 hours pouring over the amazing photography, quirky drawings and huge array of recipes. If you love French cookery, the French way of life and want to have a go at recreating their unique style - this book will show you the way. Some of the French to English translations are a bit eccentric but it all adds to the charm of this mouthwatering encylopeadia of traditional French cookery. Forget all the celebrity nonsense from TV chefs, Stephane Reynaud could easily give Gordon Ramsay and his counterparts a run for their Euros. Nearly 500 pages of fantastic recipes. Charming, eccentric but also highly accessible. Francophiles and foodies will not be disappointed. Comes with charming gingham material bookmark.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Authentic French cusine, 27 Nov 2008

By	bookwormUK (England) - See all my reviews

Having lived in France, I have long tried to find an authentic recipe book that captured that French 'difference' in its cooking. I could never understand the secret of why meals made in France tasted so different to English recipes.

And god knows I have tried many recipes books from people who claim to be writing 'authentic' recipes! - from Rick Stein (who is not bad, admittedly) to the awful 'French Leave' from John Burton Rice. My home is littered with discarded recipe books, that have been tossed aside in frustration.

Ripailles is the first one I have tried that shocked me when I served up the meal. It was like a different cook had been let loose in the kitchen! I haven't tried any of the more exotic meat recipes, but some of the more standard recipes - eg the 'braised beef with carrots' tasted fabulous and made me feel I had landed in Granny Leroux's farm kitchen in Provence, surrounded by all her family.

There is a good range of recipes - they go from simple soups/lunches like:
'potage cultivateur' (farmer's vegetable soup)
'garbure' (gascon cabbage and vegetable soup)
'oeuf cocotte au roquefort' (baked egg with roquefort cheese)

to standard meals:
'�pauloe farcie' (stuffed lamb shoulder)
'r�ti de cochon tout simplement' (roast pork, pure and simple)
'canard � l'orange' (duck � l'orange)
'moules marini�res' (steamed mussels in white wine)

to more exotic sounding stuff:
'civet de sanglier acidul�' (Jugged boar in a sharp sauce)
'rouille du p�cheur' (stewed octopus with rouille sauce)

And yes, there's recipes for frogs' legs and snails... There's also a sugar section with recipes for eg brioche, mille-feuilles, profiteroles, flourless chocolate cake, cr�me brul�e - and Galette des rois (Epiphany cake), to name but a few.

There really is a good choice of traditional cooking, and the book is beautifully illustrated. There is a lot of humour too in the book, it's quite quirky (eg one recipe instruction is 'buy a stone cottage in France and build a bbq'. I wasn't too keen on that part, but I guess that's just a personal thing. I also wasn't too keen on the inclusion of the occasional musical score/French tune, which is part of the equally quirky regional/background text. I think I would have preferred more recipes.

The only other gripe I had is that sometimes the recipes are so simple, the novice cook (like me) who wants to be lead by the hand could be a bit disconcerted by the vagueness/freedom, but it's still a wonderful book. At the price on Amazon it's a bargain, so I'll definitely be giving a few away for Xmas.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Creative layout and great recipes, 26 Nov 2008

By	Slavi Thomsen "cookbook lover" (Copenhagen, Denmark) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just got Ripailles as a gift for my birthday and I am amazed by the beautiful photos, funny illustrations and great recipes. It will probably be one of my favourite books to refer to. It has everything from foie gras to creme brulee, and interesting info about everything :) I give four stars, because there was something i was missing in the book - some good french bread recipes. But otherwise - buy it or wish it, you won't regret!

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