⭐ 4/5
16 years ago
This book was first published in 1954, and some of the instructions are quite sparse. This isnt the whole point of the book though, being a memoir of cooking in france. Encompassing both world wars no less. Alice was the lover of writer Gertrude stein and it feels very much like a writers book, with the recipes being very much a part of the prose of the story. This does mean that theres no clear layout of where a recipe will be. This can be frustrating but im happy to go with it as i love the writing style. I personaly love this book, but i would probably only recommend confident cooks to try the recipes as they can be hard to follow. Read it for a glimpse of a time gone by in france.