A History of Nouvelle Cuisine
Synopsis:
The history of the nouvelle cuisine that conquered the world, as it has never been told before, of the invention of Mediterranean cuisine in haute cuisine and of its current emperor, Alain Ducasse.
Today, Ducasse runs more than 50 kitchens on three continents and is the world leader in the number of Michelin stars. Curiously, until this book, no one had ever told the story of French nouvelle cuisine in detail, with the lives of its protagonists, nor the way in which Ducasse’s own story came to be interwoven with that of nouvelle cuisine.
This book spans the 20th century - with even a halt in occupied Paris and the collaboration with the Nazis of a later famous critic - and extends to the present day, with Guérard’s proclamation that gastronomy never dies and Ducasse, who had innovated again with naturalist cuisine, reinventing himself.
Highlights
Highlights A History of Nouvelle Cuisine
With a brilliant chain of restaurants around the world, Ducasse is a phenomenon in the world of gastronomy, an entrepreneur and a formidable businessman, as well as a great culinary talent.
The book also includes a chronology with interesting historical notes on the social, cultural and gastronomic context.
There is currently no other work that narrates the history of nouvelle cuisine, indispensable for understanding world gastronomy, as this book does, structured in short chapters, narrated with journalistic writing and an agile tone typical of someone who knows the subject in depth and has the recognition of his interlocutors, the chefs interviewed.
Oscar Caballero is one of the world's great gastronomic journalists.
Technical Data
| Technical data | Publishing date: 6/10/2021 ISBN: 978-84-08-23105-9 Pages: 560 Imprint: Planeta Gastro |
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| Reviews | Alain Ducasse is the world emperor of French cuisine, the great promoter of Mediterranean cuisine and the haute cuisine of vegetables. The youngest Michelin three-starred chef in France, he runs 30 restaurants on three continents and holds a total of 18 Michelin stars, an absolute world record. |
