Bertrand Guégan - Le cuisinier Français ou les meilleurs recettes d'autrefois et aujourd'hui - 1934

Superb illustrated edition of this gastronomic work that stands out for its ambition to bring together, in a single volume, the great traditions of French cuisine inherited from previous centuries and the contemporary culinary practices of its time -

Bertrand Guégan, a writer and gastronome particularly devoted to safeguarding culinary heritage, builds here a true dialogue between ancient cuisine and modern cuisine, seeking in the recipes of the past those that can still be understood, executed and appreciated by the cooks of the 20th century -

The title directly refers to the tradition of Le Cuisinier François by La Varenne, a fundamental work of French cuisine published in the 17th century, but Guégan's approach does not consist of simply mechanically reproducing old recipes -

Bertrand Guégan - Le cuisinier Français ou les meilleurs recettes d'autrefois et aujourd'hui - 1934 - Émile-Paul Frères -
XCIX 657 p

Good condition of the binding, the work in its half-leather binding of the period, marbled boards, slight signs of wear from use, a few minor defects on the cover, speckled edges, spine with raised cords adorned with a gold fleur-de-lis and cold gilt lines, gilded titling and author's name -

Good interior condition, minor paper flaws, slight browning, title page printed in red and black and adorned with a beautiful vignette, the work enriched with numerous illustrations in black both within text and on plates, marbled endpapers in good condition, a pleasant copy -

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