A Treasury of Great Recipes, 50th Anniversary Edition: Famous Specialties of the World's Foremost Restaurants Adapted for the American Kitchen (Calla Editions)

by Vincent Price

Other authorsWolfgang Puck (Foreword), Victoria Price (Preface), Mary Price (Author)
Hardcover, 2015

Status

Available

Call number

TX725.A1 P7

Publication

Dover Publications (2015), Edition: Anniversary, 512 pages

Description

"Good cooking is where you find it," according to the authors of this unique collection, whose international smorgasbord ranges from the haute cuisine of Europe's finest restaurants to the juicy hot dogs at Dodger Stadium. In perhaps the first celebrity cookbook, famed actor Vincent Price and his wife, Mary, present mouthwatering recipes from around the world in simplified, unpretentious forms that anyone can make and enjoy. Selected from London's The Ivy, Madrid's Palace Hotel, New York's Sardi's, and other legendary establishments, the recipes are accompanied by witty commentaries, while color photos and atmospheric drawings by Fritz Kredel make this one of the most beautiful books of its kind. Includes a Retrospective Preface by the couple's daughter, Victoria Price, and a new foreword by Wolfgang Puck. A snapshot of Vincent and Mary Price's life.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member bobandjohn
Wonderful history of mid-20th century fine dining. The menus from some of the world's most famous restaurants of the time are wonderful, and so are the recipes behind them.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

512 p.; 11 inches

ISBN

1606600729 / 9781606600726

UPC

800759791439
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