Teaches the key techniques of French cooking, permitting many variations on a theme. Over 100 instructive drawings.

    Featuring 524 delicious recipes, in its pages home cooks will find something for everyone, from seasoned experts to beginners who love good food and long to reproduce the savory delights of French cuisine, from historic Gallic masterpieces to the seemingly artless perfection of a dish of spring-green peas. Here Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle break down the classic foods of France into a logical sequence of themes and variations rather than presenting an endless and diffuse catalogue of dishes. Throughout, the focus is on key recipes that form the backbone of French cookery and lend themselves to an infinite number of elaborations--bound to increase anyone's culinary repertoire. With over 100 instructive illustrations to guide readers every step of the way, Mastering the Art of French Cooking deserves a place of honor in every kitchen in America.

    The vintage pictures and practical tips, hints, and delicious recipes have made this book a classic. A great book to have, for the recipes and also as a memory of postwar American culture.

    Featured in multiple magazines. A Winner of the Southern Living Hall of Fame Award. Inducted into the McIlhenny Hall of Fame, an award given for book sales that exceed 100,000 copies.

    With recipes for every sophisticated dessert and pastry the heart desires, Paula Peck introduces readers to the art of fine baking.

    Illustrated by Andy Warhol.

    Full-color line drawings throughout.