Christmas: our selection of gourmet books to slip under the tree

Des livres de cuisine à glisser au pied du sapin. MIDI LIBRE

A small selection of recipe books to offer without moderation at Christmas.

Disney on the plate

This book pays tribute to the greatest works of the Disney and Pixar studios through recipes for soups, broths, tasty broths, bewitched pots and spicy spices.
You can sit at Coco's family table, prepare a soup that pays homage to Pocahontas, imagine the taste of the Evil Queen's potion, taste the Clade family soup or John Silver's hyperlobster soup.

The Enchanted Elixirs by Thibaud Villanova. Hachette heroes. 40 pages. €24.95.

Recipe Stories

Behind every recipe, there is a story. And François-Régis Gaudry knows how to tell them like no one else. In his latest book, he gives us 155 totally eclectic recipes –“my ultimate recipes” as he says – and at the same time tells the stories and anecdotes linked to each of them.

“Recipes and stories” by François-Régis Gaudry, Marabout editions. 352 pages. €35.

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Toute la cuisine british

For those who doubt it, yes there is a real British gastronomy! As proof, this very beautiful book published by the prestigious Phaidon. It is Ben Mervis, author and historian of cuisine, who signs this complete work listing no less than 550 recipes.

“The book of British cuisine” by Ben Mervis. Editions Phaidon. 464 pages. €49.95.

Japanese recipes: taste and beauty

In this magnificent book, we learn how to make udon, cut fish, cook rice… thanks to Sylvan Mishima Bracket, born in Kyoto, and chef at the Rintaro restaurant in San Francisco.
But this manual is also a travel book that transports us to Japan, a country where taste and beauty combine wonderfully.

“Rintaro, the Japanese cuisine manual” by Sylvan Mishima Bracket. 293 pages. €42. Editions First.

The sublime pâté en croûte

The photo of a beautiful slice of pâté croûte on the cover already makes you want to try it. It’s even tastier to dive inside and discover more than 50 recipes. Laetitia Visse, chef at the restaurant La femme du boucher, has written this book in the form of a guide that reveals how to master dough, make a successful jelly and a whole bunch of tips to become a pâté croûte ace.

“Le pâté de nos rêves” by Laetitia Visse. First editions. 176 pages. €19.95.

These “traditional” dishes from the region

Here is a useful book that finally brings together all the good recipes from the region. It goes from macaronade to duck breast with nuts, including garbure and bras de gitan…
That is no less than 220 traditional recipes from the cuisine of the Occitanie regions.
As a bonus, the history of products from all corners of the region is nicely told to you.

“Recipes found in Occitanie” by Laurence Catinot-Crost, éditions du Papillon rouge. 240 pages. €19.90.

Trompe-l’oeil for real

Emily and Thibault, the dynamic duo of season 12 of the show “Le Meilleur pâtissier” broadcast on M6, reveal all their secrets for making magnificent trompe-l’oeil clementines or lemons.

“Trompe-l’oeil cakes” by Thibault and Emily. Editions Larousse. 168 pages. €25.95.