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| Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking | 
 enlarge | Author: Anthony Bourdain
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Category: Book
List Price: $37.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  73 reviews
Sales Rank: 2181
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 158234180X
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5944
EAN: 9781582341804
ASIN: 158234180X
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
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| Customer Reviews:
Cooking insights May 3, 2008
Classic cooking done in classic Anthony Bourdain style. If you like his TV show, you'll love this book.
 Fantastic prose, not-so-great recipes. April 28, 2008
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
I was quite pleased to receive this cookbook as a gift, but disappointed once I started cooking the recipes. Mr. Bourdain's talents as a writer are not to be denied, but it must be said that these recipes are a bit anemic and wanting. While I definitely appreciate his passion for good food, that passion doesn't seem to extend into making the actual food himself. Which is totally fine -- Bourdain's advocacy for top-quality cuisine is definitely appreciated -- but it means I'll look elsewhere for the nuts and bolts of good recipes.
 Handbook of Tasty Pleasure April 12, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a bible and a foundation for anyone interested in seeing good results from their efforts in undertaking french cooking. These recipes are durable and refined for someone who wants to illicit "oh wow" responses from their guests. I can't overstate the social value of enlisting your friends and local grocers and butcher for this journey. This is a book for someone with some time and love to dedicate.
Les Halles Cookbook April 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have a great many cookbooks with informative, good recipes, and a lessor number that are also enjoyable just to read, (Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking", for example) but none that is this much fun to use. "Les Halles" combines accurate, superlative recipes, with an extremely entertaining and personal writing style. As one of the press release decriptions for the books states, it does indeed put Mr. Bourdain right next to you in your kitchen, coaching you as you cook. The recipes are clearly written, potential pitfalls pointed out, and you truly cannot go wrong if you follow his directions. Anthony Bourdain's style might not be to everybody's liking,(though I enjoy his irreverent attitude), but you can't help but love his food. He is a terrific chef, and this is terrific cook book.
Meez. 'nuff said March 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My husband and I went out for dinner with friends and we ended up in a bookstore. Because we were all a little toasted, we wound up with books we already owned. My non-cooking husband went back to exchange them with the instructions "just buy a cookbook." He came back with Les Halles, and we spent a great evening cooking together. Bourdain just makes it all make sense. I'm a decent cook, but getting everything together at once is always challenging, and his emphasis on thinking out your recipes and having your "meez" en place before starting is just what I needed to tackle the dual projects of getting a great meal on the table and introducing the spouse to basic cooking skills.
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