Harvesting Excellence

by Alain Ducasse

Book Overview

Alain Ducasse is bewitched by America. The celebrated French chef has discovered, throughout the country, an excellence in food products that has inspired and reshaped his vision of Haute Cuisine.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2843231914
• ISBN13: 9782843231919
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Assouline
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 3.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.5" x 12.3"

Customer Reviews

Harvesting Excellence

This book should be an inspiration to both professional chefs and home cooks alike. It is beautifully written and photographed and conveys M. Ducasse's enjoyment of the abundance of the United States in it's many forms. To miss the inclusion of recipes is to miss the point. Of course the book is pointing out the bounty that is utilised at the restaurant, but it is there for all of us to enjoy and use. There are many, many farms across the U.S. similar to the ones profiled in the book, in every community. Many people just don't know that they are there. I would hope that this book is an inspiration to people to patronize their local food producers and to seek out farmers, fishermen, ranchers, cheesemakers et al who make it their life's work to produce something of quality for all to enjoy. Rarely has a chef written a book that is not entirely about themselves, to promote the work of others. And this chef is not even from this country.