ISBN10: 0067574610, ISBN13: 9780067574614, [publisher: Harpercollins] Hardcover 262 pages. 9.75x8.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1999]

ISBN10: 0067574610, ISBN13: 9780067574614, [publisher: HarperCollins] Hardcover First Edition Dust jacket has original price sticker remains top corner front cover, hardcover pictorial boards and text without flaw. 8.5 X 9.5" 262 pages, 1.5 kg. From 1998. End page maps. The Basque Kitchen, lusciously illustrated with colour photographs of the Basque region as well as its famous dishes, is the first major cookbook to explore Basque cooking on both sides of the border. Author, Gerald Hirigoyen, (named one of America's best chefs by Food & Wine magazine,) celebrates the food and memories of his beloved homeland. The joy of cooking and eating are central to Basque culture and Basque cooks are widely considered among the best in Europe. Men belong to cooking clubs dedicated to the preservation of their outstanding cultural and culinary heritage where simple family meals turn into feasts of mammoth proportions.
[PARKSVILLE, VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 1998]

ISBN10: 0067574610, ISBN13: 9780067574614, [publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, New York] Hardcover First Edition Stated first edition, first impression. DOUBLE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY BOTH AUTHORS, IN BLACK PEN ON HALF TITLE PAGE ' Bon Appetit Gerald Hirigoyen, Cameron Hirigoyen'. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, top corners bruised, some slight yellowing to white parts of jacket and page block, price clipped, gift inscription to top half title page, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 262pp, illustrated, map endpapers. Nestled among the Pyrenees, on both sides of the French Spanish border, the Basque country is renowned as much for its fine culinary traditions as for its rugged terrain and the independent spirit of its people. Basque cooks are widely considered among the best in Europe, combining their love of fresh, simple ingredients with time honoured techniques. The joy of cooking and eating are central to Basque culture. In San Sebastián and throughout the region, men belong to cooking clubs, dedicated to the preservation of their outstanding cultural and culinary heritage. Outside the cooking societies, simple family meals turn into feasts of mammoth proportions, and everywhere conversation invariably turns to good food and the pursuit of it. 'The Basque Kitchen', lusciously illustrated with photographs of the Basque region as well as its famous dishes, is the first major cookbook to ...