Entertaining in the French Style

by Eileen Johnson

Overview

Lovers of all things French will delight in these stories and recipes deriving from both the French city and countryside-from Paris to Provence to Saignon, a tiny medieval town in the Luberon Mountains. Beautiful photography illustrates the pleasure of a well-laid table,whether an intimate breakfast or a dinner party with friends. Entertaining in the French Style gives readers a glimpse into the everyday lives of French artists, farmers, chefs, and cheesemakers, of regular French couples and families, and the central roles of both food and setting in capturing the nuanced romantic notion of entertaining with French influence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781423614968
Publisher:	Smith, Gibbs Publisher
Publication date:	10/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Eileen Johnson is the owner of Flower School New York. She created the school after a lifetime love of flowers led her to attend a weekend floral design school in France. She returned to New York with a vision of a business; after pairing up with Michael George, Flower School New York was born.

Read an Excerpt

WHEN READING ABOUT THE AREA of La Perche in France 115 one often hears the French expression terroir. Terroir can be defined variously as soil or the land, and it is constantly used in relationship to wine, but the word means so much more than that. Terroir is the relationship of food to the land and the people who cultivate the land. It is the animals that graze upon the land, the agriculture, and the integrity of the food grown specifi c to the area. It is the angle of the sun, the accumulation of the rain, and the geographical location that makes up terroir. UNESCO’s defi nition of the term is, in part, as follows:

“Terroirs” are vibrant and innovative spaces that defi ne the people who live there and refl ect a marriage between traditions, culture, and the natural environment.”

Table of Contents

7 Introduction

13 In the Medieval Town of Saignon Breakfast in Bed

25 Celebrating Moroccan Influence on French Cuisine Luncheon

37 In L'isle Sur La Sorgue, the Antiques Capital of France Garden Lunch

49 In the Countryside near Provence Three-Course Dinner

63 In the Village of Maillane Classic French Breakfast

75 In the Heart of Burgundy Cooking with Flowers

89 In La Perche Dinner and Calvados

105 Quintessentially Paris Dining In a Left Bank New York City Apartment