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Michel Roux : the collection

Archive Print Item: Large Mardon Collection

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Type of record: Book

Title: Michel Roux : the collection

Level: Item

Classmark: Large Mardon Collection

Creator(s): Roux, Michel (1941-2020)

Additional creator(s): Mardon, Gisele (1930-2015) (Former owner)

Publisher: Quadrille

Publication city: London

Date(s): 2012

Language: English

Size and medium: pages cm

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/786114

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991021041531905181

Description

Introduction -- Breakfast and brunch -- Starters -- Fish and shellfish -- Poultry, meat and game -- Vegetables, eggs and cheese -- Desserts -- Baking -- Party food -- Stocks and sauces.

Quite simply, this is a collection of Michel Roux's finest recipes - devised, refined and perfected during the course of his illustrious career. Recipes for all seasons and to suit all occasions are covered in this generous compendium, which contains over 250 recipes plus numerous variations. The book is divided into 9 chapters: Breakfast and brunch; Starters; Fish and shellfish; Poultry, meat and game; Vegetables, eggs and cheese; Desserts; Baking; Party food; Stocks and sauces. Mouthwatering contemporary dishes are featured, along with Michel's interpretations of the great classics. Step-by-step illustrated sequences guide you through specific techniques throughout the chapters. Presented in a generous format, designed in a clear, easy-to-follow style and illustrated throughout with stunning photographs, this is a must-have recipe collection from one of our greatest chefs.

Includes index.

Provenance

Leeds University Libraries copy at XXX: From the Gisele Mardon Collection, gifted in 2019.

Collection hierarchy

Only an overall description is available.

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