ISBN Rick Stein's French Odyssey book English Hardcover 216 pages

Rick Stein embarks on a journey of gastronomic discovery from Padstow to Bordeaux and then to Marseille. The book is divided into a diary section and recipe chapters. Featuring starters, light lunches, main courses and desserts, the recipes include authentic versions of French classics -Vichyssoise, Pissaladiere, Bouillabasse, CassouletandTarte Tatin- as well as new takes on traditional ingredients:Seared Foie Gras on Sweetcorn Pancakes, Fillets of John Dory with Cucumber and Noilly Prat, Rabbit with Agen Prunes and Polenta and PruneandAlmond Tart with Armagnac.Fully illustrated with beautiful food photography by James Murphy and landscape photography by Craig Easton,Rick Stein'sFrench Odysseyis both a souvenir of an unusual and idyllic journey through rural France and an inspiring collection of classic and original recipes. The good news is that the French rural gastronomic dream is still a reality, and the best of its food can be reproduced at home.