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Book

Jacques Pépin: art of the chicken : a master chef's paintings, stories, and recipes of the humble bird

Call Number

  • 641.665 P422 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow, [2022]

Physical Description

xxv, 228 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Summary

From legendary chef Jacques Pepin, a book celebrating his lifelong love of chickens, featuring dozens of his celebrated paintings and more than 50 recipes, along with a treasure trove of poignant and often humorous stories.

Contents

  • A life of learning with a friend / by Tom Hopkins
  • Introduction
  • Cocorico! (cock-a-doodle-doo!)
  • Early birds
  • Leaving home
  • On my own
  • The capital of the world
  • Cooking for presidents
  • New world, new opportunities
  • A return to the classics
  • Beak-to-Pope's-nose eating
  • Cooking with Julia
  • Which came first?
  • One chicken, every occasion.

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