Le Caprice

by A.A. Gill

The famed London restaurant, La Caprice, has been a contemporary restaurant since the forties, reflecting the appetites of creative London. From simply the best Eggs Benedict and Chopped Steak to the Epicurean Baked Razor Clams and Truffle-Studded Roast Capon, the recipes from Le Caprice are a directory of what fashionable London fancies on a plate most often. Whether it is the lightest lunch, a restorative brunch, or an indulgent first-night celebration, Le Caprice provides with practiced elan and panache.

208 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1999

About the author

Adrian Anthony Gill was an English journalist. He was the author of 9 books, including The Angry Island. He was the TV and restaurant critic and a regular features writer for The Sunday Times, a columnist for Esquire, and a contributor to Vanity Fair. He lived in London.