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Anthony Bourdain's "Les Halles" Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking
 
 
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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (4 Oct 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747566887
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747566885
  • Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 18.2 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 233,378 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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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'Bawdy, bolshie, and bursting with energy, Bourdain throws open the doors of every kitchen he's ever worked in' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars As much for entertainment as for information, 8 Oct 2004
By G. Yam "gary3911" - See all my reviews
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If you have not read Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential", the Les Halles Cookbook will be a rude shock to you. You have to appreciate that AB is a working chef, not a TV cook like many of those we see on TV in the UK.

In his own words, the Les Halles Cookbook doesn't have any new recipes. They are all French bistro classics that he has translated for the domestic audience.

So exactly what is new, and what is the point? ENtertainment for one. Written in the same brash, rude, honest style as Kitchen Confidential, AB pulls no punches in letting you know what he thinks of the mainstay of domestic cooking. He tells you why restaurant food tastes like restaurant food, and why home-cooked meals often don't. He is quite explicit in his love for food and being adventurous with it.

The price of the book is well worth it for his tips on the finer points - like stock making, buying produce and which cuts of meat work with which dish. Also, every recipe is annotated with his notes and observations on the dish.

The strength of this book is that because there are no new recipes (no ego-inflated "inventions"), and they are all bistro dishes - this means that they are all recipes that will realistically be eaten and tried (with the possible exception of steak tartare). There are no insane combinations of Venison and chocolate, or fried flowering asparagus. Just traditional fare that has had the professional touches explained and translated.

Some people will not like Bourdain's style or manner - but if you want a restaurant chef's opinion, you have to ask a working chef. If you want home cooking with margarine and stock cubes; look at Delia or Nigella. If you are ready for real demi-glace and shedloads of butter - Bourdain's your man.

I cannot stress this enough, you really have to read Kitchen Confidential to get a handle on this man. An excellent book, that has a specific place on your shelf.

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57 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars pulp kitchen, 14 Oct 2004
By Gluey (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This is a nice book. Tony Bourdain seems pretty cool, some may say too cool, as in purposely trying to be cool the way Jamie Oliver tries to be like your best mate. Well, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. I have so far read Kitchen Confidential and A Cook's Tour, both of which I found to be hugely enjoyable and informative. And thats the same mix to be found in this cookbook.
There is a nice intro during which Bourdain tries to put you into the kind of mindset he would like you to have about food, cooking and life in general. For me, this viewpoint is in no way disagreeable and mores to the contrary, I like it. As such, his recipes (which really are old classics reinterpreted by Bourdain - that doesnt mean "modernised", it just means he tells you how he cooks them, which is still traditional) are all presented in such a manner that you do want to cook them. I've had the book for 4 days and already cooked 2 recipes (porc au lait and the rillettes - well you would, wouldnt you?).
Its a good book. Not for total novices. But as Bourdain hammers out, for those that care. Or maybe for those that dont care and need something to make them join the bunch of nutcases that can wait 3 days to eat something as delicious as the rillettes (p 86 tout de suite). Let Bourdain be your friend, forget about Oliver et al.
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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book - real cooking and real food, 17 April 2005
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Just cooked the steak frites. Fantastic! Easy and relaxing to cook. Chips that tasted like they used to when I was a child, and the steak was to die for. Served it with a great burgundy in cheap glasses as suggested and have been given the Daddy crown by some very happy guests.

Cassoulet next weekend...

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