Anthony bourdain's les halles cookbook: strategies, recipes, and techniques of classic bistro cooking - anthony bourdain

In this long-awaited cookbook, the bestselling author of Kitchen Confidential reveals the hearty, delicious recipes of Les Halles and the provocative tricks of the trade that have made him a celebrated name across the globe.

Bestselling author, TV host, and chef Anthony Bourdain reveals the hearty, delicious recipes of Les Halles, the classic New York City French bistro where he got his start.

Before stunning the world with his bestselling Kitchen Confidential , Anthony Bourdain, host of the celebrated TV shows Parts Unknown and No Reservations, spent years serving some of the best French brasserie food in New York.

With its no-nonsense, down-to-earth atmosphere, Les Halles matched Bourdains style perfectly: a restaurant where you can dress down, talk loudly, drink a little too much wine, and have a good time with friends.

Now, Bourdain brings you his Les Halles Cookbook, a cookbook like no other: candid, funny, audacious, full of his signature charm and bravado.

Bourdain teaches you everything you need to know to prepare classic French bistro fare.

While youre being guided, in simple steps, through recipes like roasted veal short ribs and steak frites, escargots aux noix and foie gras au pruneaux, youll feel like hes in the kitchen beside you-reeling off a few insults when youve scorched the sauce, and then patting you on the back for finally getting the steak tartare right.

As practical as it is entertaining, Anthony Bourdains Les Halles Cookbook is a cant-miss treat for cookbook lovers, aspiring chefs, and Bourdain fans everywhere.