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Cooking in Provence: Over 70 Timeless Recipes (Hardcover)

by Alex MacKay (Author), Peter Knab (Photographer)
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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Headline Book Publishing (3 Mar 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747243115
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747243113
  • Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 23.9 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 543,447 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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New Zealand chef Alex Mackay stormed his way into high cuisine in the late 80s and early 90s and made his name as, not only a talented sous-chef working in Michelin-starred kitchens, but as a culinary enthusiast keen and very able to impart this love to others. A chance meeting with celebrated photographer Peter Knab and his wife led to an eclectic threesome and an exciting project set in the heart of Provence - Le Baou d'Infer, a cookery school for lovers of French cuisine. This is a celebration of that successful partnership: recipes from Alex Mackay accompanied by the sumptuous, colourful photographs of Peter Knab, reflecting the vivacity and gastronomic adoration endemic to the region. The recipes mirror the scented aromatic herbage and the salty, fresh piscean offerings from the Mediterranean. From simple tarte fine aux tomates and salade nicoise to the more complex wild boar braised in red wine and grilled sea bream with a pistou of shellfish, the dishes are clearly explained and accompanied by charming vignettes of personal experience. For lovers of French food, France and the French, this is a sumptuously produced book, full of the richness of this most popular area. - Lucy Watson


Heat magazine, 10th May

'the perfect purchase for any foodie with a love of French cuisine'
--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sheer Cooking Inspiration, 5 Dec 2003
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There is one line in this book that sums up the entire spirit of it: the author suggests peeling tomatoes for a recipe but then adds "but as I become more of a cook and less of a chef I do this less and less".

This is a book for cooks not chefs. It is warm hearted and user friendly and inspirational. It draws on the fine skill and love of food of a chef but translates the recipe in to something real and human for a cook. The ingredients lists are beautifully short. The pictures gorgeous. The rythym of the book follows the rythym of the seasons.

Alex Mackay has a real understanding of food and provencal food but is never academic or obsessional in approach. Each recipe is given space and a meaningful introduction.

It is in essence a book of relatively simple recipes but each with a true and unique provencal flavour. I have so far enjoyed the Onion Tian - a kind of onion pie which where the onions are braised and baked for hours until they are meltingly gorgeous. Also mushrooms with chestnuts in red wine as a first course with crusty french bread - which took all of 4 minutes to prepare but look and tasted superb. Daube Nicoise - the regional equivalent of Boef Bourginon - which was a triumph: I used very cheap cuts of stewing steak (to save money) and simmered at 95 degrees in the oven for many hours (with the orange peel and black olives for true provencal flavour) and the result was tender melting and delicious beef, in fact a dinner party for 6 for a about £5 of beef.

The book is not at all about being parsimonious - quite the opposite. But it is a delight to make wonderful food for pence because each cut of meat, or ordinary vegetable is valued and treated with creativity.

A delightful book that knows its subject, is a pleasure to use and actually encourages and inspires one to cook the recipes in it. Also a wonderful coffee table book if you're in to that sort of thing.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars summer sunshine, 25 May 2003
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For those who can't afford a trip to Alex Mackay's wonderful cooking school in Provence, this is the next best thing. Alex once ran the cooking school at the Manoir aux Quatres Saisons, and now has his own near San Tropez. He is a born teacher, and his infectious enthusiasm and sense of humour come through clearly in the book. A treasure trove of Provencal recipes, the book is graced by the extraordinary photography of Peter Knab. Food porn, and on top of that, the carefully devised recipes will encourage you to experiment, and allow you to recreate the savours and smells of a glorious corner of the world. This book has my highest recommendation.
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22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a delight to all the senses, 13 Mar 2003
By R. Wilde "Red Sox Fan in NH" (Amherst, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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Anyone expecting this to be just a terrific Provencal cookbook is in for a very pleasant surprise. Alex Mackay's mastery of french cuisine has become almost a given, especially for those who have had the chance to sample his work in Britain or on the continent. What surprises most about this new book is the incredible richness and depth of the recipes and the vibrant photographic textures of Peter Knab. One need not be a master chef like Alex to indulge in the delicious imagery of this book.

More than just a cookbook, this is just as much a carefully guided and informed tour into the culinary heart and soul of Provence. Peter Knab takes the book far beyond the kitchen, to the fields and overflowing family gatherings of the sun-drenched region.

Finding this book in the dead of an otherwise dreary winter provided a delightful escape to what seems a better place and time. I can't help but think that Alex Mackay's classic recipes, once attempted, will get us closer still.

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