New Larousse Gastronomique. The Worlds Greatest Cookery Reference Book

by Prosper Montagné, Nina Froud, Patience Gray

English, French (translation)

Genres: Cookbooks

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1977

About the author

Prosper Montagné was one of the most renowned French chefs of the Belle Époque and author of many books and articles on food, cooking, and gastronomy, notably Larousse Gastronomique (1938), an encyclopedic dictionary of the French culinary arts. While Montagné was once as famous as his friend Auguste Escoffier, and was one of the most influential French chefs of the early twentieth century, his fame has faded somewhat. In the 1920s, Montagné, Escoffier, and Philéas Gilbert—their close friend and collaborator, and an acclaimed chef and writer in his own right—were the French chefs and culinary writers esteemed above others by many French journalists and writers. After Montagné's death, the chef and author Alfred Guérot's description of the troika as the "celebrated contemporary culinary trinity: Auguste Escoffier, the father; Philéas Gilbert, the son; Prosper Montagné, the spirit" reflects the reverence in which all three were held by the French culinary community.

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

A history of food and the food preparation wrapped up in one book. Valuable resource. Centers mostly on foodstuffs found in western Europe. It is an encyclopedia and dictionary and instruction book and would be of interest to any person who loves to cook, who loves to eat and who is fascinated by by-gone days and the history of food and drink.I have owned my copy for almost 40 years and will never tire of reading it.

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, it's one of the cookery books you have to have as an amateur, cook, professional chef, or cookery book collector