Lulu's Provencal Table: The Exuberant Food and Wine from the Domaine Tempier Vineyard

by Richard Olney, Alice Waters (Foreword), John Thorne (Introduction)

Of all of the culinary treasures that Richard Olney brought home from France for his American audience, the spritely and commanding Lulu Peyraud is perhaps the most memorable. A second-generation proprietor of Provence's noted vineyard Domaine Tempier, and producer of some of the region's best wines and meals, Lulu has for over 50 years been Provence's best-kept secret. Mother of seven, Lulu still owns and operates Domaine Tempier with her family, serving up wit and warmth with remarkable food year-round at the vineyard. Hosting a parade of American tastemakers like Alice Waters, Paul Bertolli, Gerald Asher, Paula Wolfert, and Kermit Lynch through the years, Lulu has willingly shared her sweeping culinary knowledge, wisdom, and resourcefulness with anyone who stopped by.

In Lulu's Provençal Table , Olney, who shared an unguarded friendship with Lulu, relays the everyday banter, lessons, and over 150 core recipes that have emerged from her kitchen. Peppered with over 75 photographs, Olney's tribute aptly celebrates the spirit and gifts of this culinary legend.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, France, Wine, Nonfiction, Foodie

392 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Richard Olney was an American painter, cook, food writer, editor, and memoirist, best known for known for his books of French country cooking.

Olney lived in a house above the village of Solliès-Toucas in Provence, France, for most of his adult life, where he wrote many classic and influential cookbooks of French country cooking. He had first moved to France in 1951, to Paris, where he was close friends with (and painted many of) the American and English bohemian expatriate set, including James Baldwin, filmmaker Kenneth Anger, painter John Craxton, poet John Ashbery, and composer Ned Rorem.

He was also friends with Elizabeth David.

Reviews

[Toni NB · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great cookbook with traditional recipes from the Provence region of France. I liked the introduction to the Tempier vineyard, but my favorite was the chapter on the seasons and seasonal menus. There was a short paragraph on the Christmas menu and a longer explanation of the harvest time and typical harvest menus. So interesting!

[Catherine Woodman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Richard Olney chronicles the food from Provencal in this ageless book

[Aubery · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm french (from Provence ) . I love this book so much. It's the real cooking from Provence. The recipes remind me of my chilhood there.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

cant' wait to try some of these recipes and wine

[b · Rating 4 out of 5]

Worthwhile read for Olney fans and Bandol interest. A nice look at Lulu and cooking and place and practice and less a cookbook for recreating dishes.