- Title : Burgundy Stars: A Year in the Life of a Great French Restaurant
- Author : William Echikson
- Rating : 4.83 (158 Vote)
- Publish : 2015-2-30
- Format : Hardcover
- Pages : 311 Pages
- Asin : 0316199931
- Language : English
Bon appetit! Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. The book is not so much about food as about "a country trying to maintain and improve upon its traditions" in a time of global homogenization that, some fear, may mean the end of the great Frenc
Bon appetit! Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. The book is not so much about food as about "a country trying to maintain and improve upon its traditions" in a time of global homogenization that, some fear, may mean the end of the great French cuisine. . From Publishers Weekly The Michelin Guide's annual ratings of the restaurants of France occupy a place as august in gourmet annals as the pronouncements of the Academie Francaise on the French language are for the literati. How this perfection-mad chef set out to win his stars is described by Fortune correspondent Echikson, who spent a year in Loiseau's kitchen and on buying trips with his staff. Echikson details the tireless searches through the Burgundian countryside for perfect native cheeses, breads, wines, snails, jams and vegetables, and such critical decisions as whether to use Greek frogs' legs or Spanish tomatoes. The guide's secret surveillance and standards of perfection denied its highMore than a decade later, his famed restaurant has become one of the fewer than 20 restaurants that the Michelin Guide recommends with two stars. When chef Bernard Loiseau bought the restaurant-hotel La Cote d'Or in Burgundy, he vowed to make it a gastronomic paradise. Photos.Instead, all we get is posturing.The worst part is that Echikson's limited portrait of Loiseau only deepens the mystery of his suicide . This will definitely get you in the Christmas spirit!. The writing is serviceable but a bit simplistic.I just heard that Mr. You'll laugh and cry.A true American success story, I highly recommend this wonderful book!John T.March 2014. Vescovi is a storyteller and humorist. This perspective of the American kid, the Old World grandparents, and the generation caught in between were juxtaposed to create this crazy quilt of relationships. Jim Vescovi tells a beautiful story of the immigrant and first generation Italian American experience in this great book. My favorite may be the photo of him and his grandparents at his commencement from grad school -- "Extra College" they call it.. This books gives a look at the Tudor household Christmas traditions. Although my grandparents came from China, and his are Italian, the instances of resilience, bewilderment, pride and dignity felt so familiar to me. I laughed. How can Echikson--let alone his publisher--make so many mistakes? Starting with the French word for "intern," "stagiaire." Echikson misspells it "s
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