Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5944 EAN: 9780894806230 ISBN: 0894806238 Label: Workman Publishing Company Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: January 11, 1989 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Sales Rank: 13075 Studio: Workman Publishing Company
Great!
I love the recipes in Bistro Cooking. The first one I tried (Cheese puffs) have been in demand in my house ever since. Bistro Cooking is a nice introduction into French cooking without being overwhelming. It's comfortable and down to earth... plus, the food has been delicious.
Basic bistro eats
Very basic advice: a roast beef and tomato sandwich with creme fraiche for example. Simple recipes with thrifty cuts of meats for stews, soups (just add liquid!) along with many potato recipes (with more creme fraiche) from well-known and obscure bistros throughout France. Note: quiche is called 'tarte' here with no cross reference. Salads with anything you'd put into a sandwich, oil and vinegar dressing. Good new-cook gift or a quick read for the armchair traveler but I expected more from this famous food writer.
How can one do so much with such basic ingredients and simple recipes?
This cookbook contains a collection of recipes inspired by and taken from a wide array of French bistros. Patricia Wells has assembled a terrific array of cookbooks, but this may be her best. With a few exceptions, these recipes take what I consider to be basic ingredients and turn them into a wide array of delicious, easy to prepare dishes. There are a few recipes that call for things that are uncommon to the American palate (e.g. rabbit), but overall this cookbook contains a huge number of easy to make, accessable recipes that will be enjoyed by Americans. The book is divided into 12 sections covering salads, desserts, pasta, soups, etc. It is also a regional tour through France with a diverse selection of recipes from big city bistros ... Read More
A french bistro classic
Bistro Cooking is great! I've lived in France and I believe Bistro Cooking really does deliver classic bistro fare without all the grease you can find in so many sub par Paris bistros! I agree with another reviewer that the recipes are hit and miss. For instance, the potato gratin just doesn't do it for me.
Most of the dishes require ingredients you find at the regular grocery store, are quick to make, and delicious to eat. I appreciate her complement/menu ideas. I feel that I've slightly improved on a couple of her lamb recipes and now include them in my list of recipes for entertaining.
I wish I had the same quality of book for southern French style of cooking.
can't be beat
This is a cookbook as a cookbook should be. The recipes are direct, succinct and just what one needs to prepare the dish without elaborate fuss. And most of the dishes are great. If I had to settle for one cookbook only, this would be it.
