- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Chronicle Books (19 Jun 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0811813762
- ISBN-13: 978-0811813761
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 17.5 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 676,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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While traveling through France with a vegetarian companion, Marlena Spieler was delighted to discover an often-overlooked meatless French cuisine, rooted in regional traditions and preserved in the small, family owned neighborhood restaurants that are the soul of Gallic cooking. In The Vegetarian Bistro, she shares her delicious discoveries. Here at last are vegetarian recipes - some classic, others newly adapted - for the rich gratins, flavorful appetizers, warm salads, hearty soups, lusty braises, and homey desserts of beloved French bistros, from Paris to the northern regions of Brittany and Normandy and to the southern reaches of Provence and the Basque country. Illustrated with charming watercolors by Pierre Le-Tan, The Vegetarian Bistro brings the market-fresh bounty of regional French cooking into your own kitchen.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have many cookbooks, and I love cooking from them, but if there's one that I return to time and time again then it's this one. Partly because I love French food and am largely vegetarian (a fairly uncommon combination), but mostly because there is a huge and varied range of recipes described here, all written with a passion for the food, accompanied by short anecdotes ideas for variations.
True, the author is somewhat keen on her butter and cream, and the jacket photo of her should serve as a warning of what this can do to your figure, but you can freely take liberties with any of the recipes, substituting and reducing quantities as you see fit. And on the occasions when nothing but a complete blow-out on comfort food will do, well then use the whole damn block of butter and tub of cream, your taste-buds will thank you for it.
A cliché but... I cannot recommend this book strongly enough. It's wonderful, and has changed my cooking habits for life.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you became a vegetarian after discovering the delights of French cuisine, then this book is for you. It's the real thing - authentic French style and no meat!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book for my wife just before we moved to France 9 years ago; she's still using it, and it's in the stand on the kitchen worktop as I write.
Superb recipes, good wine recommendations, and an entertaining read. Who could ask for more. And yes, the resulting food is authentically French in style.
Superb recipes, good wine recommendations, and an entertaining read. Who could ask for more. And yes, the resulting food is authentically French in style.
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Four out of Five
Book arrived in good condition as stated. Four stars instead of five purely because it took 3-4 weeks for it to arrive but I would definitely buy from this seller again.
Published on 5 Nov 2009 by Aoife Kavanagh
This book is inspiring!
..I heartily recommend it. Lightly humorous and with vivid descriptions that will make your mouth water, I sometimes reread the recipe comments just for fun. Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2002
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