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Title: Made in Marseille : Food and Flavors from France's Mediterranean Seaport by Daniel Young, Sebastien Boffredo ISBN: 0-06-019937-7 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 03 September, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $32.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Magnifique!!!
Comment: Alors! robertolov's review is spot on. The author, Daniel Young, has created a sense of place and people that is warm, engaging, and thoughtful. It's somewhat akin to being regaled about a person's family history before actually meeting them. No cutesy French stereotypes here; to bastardize Shakespeare, the author has taken the approach of "what is a cuisine, but its people." Daniel Young is an evocative, compassionate interpreter who shares Marseilles' culture with descriptions that are so intimate, I felt as if I were right there. There is such joy in his discoveries that I couldn't put this book down -can you imagine, a cookbook! As for the recipes... they are terrific, healthy, flavorful and for the most part, quite simple. But of course.
Rating: 5
Summary: Readable and Doable
Comment: The first 50 pages of this "cookbook" is a wonderfully romantic but not romanticized portrait of Marseille and that historic Mediterranean port of call's long history, native customs, literary inspirations, immigrant influences, notorious mischiefs, and recent cultural revival. Recalling the movie "The French Connection," it's hard to think of Marseille as being trendy, yet Daniel Young makes a convincing case, especially through his side-by-side presentation of the local Provence-based cooking and emigre flavors that gives the food its contemporary appeal.
The recipes I have attempted so far have been delicious and very doable (so far I've preferred to try the straightforward, home-style dishes from home cooks (many from grandmothers, others from fishermen) rather than the more elaborate ones from Marseille's restaurant chefs). I can see myself making the Parmesan and black olive biscuits all the time. The Provencal-style eggs in cocotte are terrific and also simple to prepare. My friends loved the basil potato chips and the Moroccan crepes. The soupe au chocolat -- that's right, chocolate soup -- is to die for!
Incidentally, I'm not sure what "Cloudia," my fellow customer reviewer, is talking about when she complains of no index. My copy of the book has a very detailed index where you would expect to find it, in the back (pages 259-272).
Rating: 5
Summary: Made in Marseille
Comment: Daniel Young's recent book, Made in Marseille belongs in every serious cook's library, this is a wonderful book. His recipes are a good mix , some Eastern Mediterranean rather than the usual type of French Cookbook which we're more familar with. Mr. Young's bouillabaisse,his excellent appetizers especially his Tapenade are a very good reason to have his very special book, additionally the photographs by Sebastien Boffredo really capture the area.
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Title: The Foods of the Greek Islands : Cooking and Culture at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean by Aglaia Kremezi ISBN: 0395982111 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 14 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen : Recipes for the Passionate Cook by Paula Wolfert ISBN: 0471262889 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 22 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: The Soups of France by Lois Anne Rothert, Don Smith ISBN: 0811833429 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: The Paris Cafe Cookbook : Rendezvous and Recipes from 50 Best Cafes by Daniel Young ISBN: 0688153305 Publisher: Morrow Cookbooks Pub. Date: 04 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Fish & Shellfish : The Definitive Cook's Companion by James Peterson ISBN: 0688127371 Publisher: Morrow Cookbooks Pub. Date: 15 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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