La TANTE CLAIRE.
PIERRE KOFFMANN and TIMOTHY SHAW / PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANTHONY BLAKE. A square publisher's device for HEADLINE.
FIRST EDITION 1992. 285 x 215mm. 1fep. Half title with the signature, 'To Robert Hendry', and a cartoon head with a chef's cap drawn by the author. Frontis of Koffmann making fresh pasta. Title page. Publishers info. on the verso. 1p Contents. 2p Chapter 1 - Early Years. 8-61. p62-63 Chapter 2 - Early Career. 64-89. p90-91 Chapter 3 - National Service. 92-117. p118/119 Chapter 4 - England. 120-157. p158/159 Chapter 5 - La Tante Claire begins. 160-177. p178/219. Chapter 6 - La Tante Claire Success. p220-223 Index. p224 Acknowledgements. 1fep. Dark blue cloth covers with silver text on the spine. Pictorial dust-cover. Everything in fine condition as new.
- Pierre Koffmann born August 21st 1948, at Tarbes near the Pyrenees and the Spanish border. His Mother Germaine was descended from generations of Gascons. She had a hard life she did not really enjoy, living and working on the family farm. The meagre existence, hard long days of graft and survival were finally alleviated by Germaine's marriage to Albert Koffmann of Paris, who had come to work on the farm for a while. Pierre's mother and father provided him and his three siblings a solid upbringing. This book is the story of a wonderful odyssey from those early days in the country and the start of his career to England and La Tante Claire, and 3 Michelin stars that awaited him many years later. Told in text, recipes and wonderful pictures. Koffmann's cuisine does not soar into fantasy, but stays essentially, close to his Gascon and French country roots, but in his hands, cooked to a sublime degree. Great recipes, a great book and a great Chef.
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