Pierre Gagnaire: Reinventing French Cuisine

Informationen zum Autor Pierre Gagnaire was born into a family of restauranteurs and opened his first restaurant in 1980. He is the Author of STC's Pierre Gagnaire: Reflections on Culinary Artistry. Jean-Francois Abert writes for the Dauphine Libere and has collaborated on numerous cookbooks. Photographer Peter Lippmann has worked in Paris for 25 years. He contributes regularly to Vogue, the New York Times magazine, Marie Claire and Le Figaro. Klappentext Pierre Gagnaire is considered one of the best chefs in the world, and two of his restaurants have received three Michelin starsChefs worldwide have been influenced by his innovative culinary approachIncludes recipes spanning the entire course of his groundbreaking careerPierre Gagnaire is considered one of the most innovative and artistic chefs working today, renowned for his dazzling combinations of flavors, textures, and ingredients. The owner of restaurants in Paris, London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, Gagnaire has become synonymous with adventurous and iconoclastic cooking.Now, in Pierre Gagnaire: Reinventing French Cuisine, the legendary chef tells the story of his 40-year journey to culinary superstardom. Featuring reflections on Gagnaire's life and work, along with 40 of his favorite recipes, this is less a cookbook than an inside look at the making of a great chef.Organized chronologically, the book begins with Gagnaire's training and follows him to his restaurants in St.-Etienne and Paris, which were both awarded three Michelin stars, and beyond. The accompanying recipeswhether a simple potatoes au gratin; an elegant combination of white cabbage, buffalo mozzarella, and caviar; or a savory potato gnocchi with saffron, artichoke, and roasted hazelnutsare drawn from each period in Gagnaire's life, showing his early influences, the development of his vibrant signature style, and his ongoing experiments in modern French cuisine. Zusammenfassung Pierre Gagnaire is considered one of the best chefs in the world, and two of his restaurants have received three Michelin starsChefs worldwide have been influenced by his innovative culinary approachIncludes recipes spanning the entire course of his groundbreaking careerPierre Gagnaire is considered one of the most innovative and artistic chefs working today, renowned for his dazzling combinations of flavors, textures, and ingredients. The owner of restaurants in Paris, London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, Gagnaire has become synonymous with adventurous and iconoclastic cooking.Now, in Pierre Gagnaire: Reinventing French Cuisine, the legendary chef tells the story of his 40-year journey to culinary superstardom. Featuring reflections on Gagnaire's life and work, along with 40 of his favorite recipes, this is less a cookbook than an inside look at the making of a great chef.Organized chronologically, the book begins with Gagnaire's training and follows him to his restaurants in St.-Etienne and Paris, which were both awarded three Michelin stars, and beyond. The accompanying recipeswhether a simple potatoes au gratin; an elegant combination of white cabbage, buffalo mozzarella, and caviar; or a savory potato gnocchi with saffron, artichoke, and roasted hazelnutsare drawn from each period in Gagnaire's life, showing his early influences, the development of his vibrant signature style, and his ongoing experiments in modern French cuisine....

Auteur
Pierre Gagnaire was born into a family of restauranteurs and opened his first restaurant in 1980. He is the Author of STC's Pierre Gagnaire: Reflections on Culinary Artistry. Jean-Francois Abert writes for the Dauphine Libere and has collaborated on numerous cookbooks. Photographer Peter Lippmann has worked in Paris for 25 years. He contributes regularly to Vogue, the New York Times magazine, Marie Claire and Le Figaro.

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Pierre Gagnaire is considered one of the best chefs in the world, and two of his restaurants have received three Michelin starsChefs worldwide have been influenced by his innovative culinary approachIncludes recipes spanning the entire course of his groundbreaking careerPierre Gagnaire is considered one of the most innovative and artistic chefs working today, renowned for his dazzling combinations of flavors, textures, and ingredients. The owner of restaurants in Paris, London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, Gagnaire has become synonymous with adventurous and iconoclastic cooking.Now, in Pierre Gagnaire: Reinventing French Cuisine, the legendary chef tells the story of his 40-year journey to culinary superstardom. Featuring reflections on Gagnaire's life and work, along with 40 of his favorite recipes, this is less a cookbook than an inside look at the making of a great chef.Organized chronologically, the book begins with Gagnaire's training and follows him to his restaurants in St.-Etienne and Paris, which were both awarded three Michelin stars, and beyond. The accompanying recipes—whether a simple potatoes au gratin; an elegant combination of white cabbage, buffalo mozzarella, and caviar; or a savory potato gnocchi with saffron, artichoke, and roasted hazelnuts—are drawn from each period in Gagnaire's life, showing his early influences, the development of his vibrant signature style, and his ongoing experiments in modern French cuisine.

Résumé
Pierre Gagnaire is a considered one of the finest chefs in the world. This memoir/cookbook is a tour of his life and recipes as a cook since 1966, from his first very simple recipe, a potatoes gratin, to the last, a flower-shaped haddock.