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Les Diners de Gala

Les Diners de Gala

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Gala dinner: Salvador Dalí’s surrealist cookbook

“Les diners de Gala is uniquely devoted to the pleasures of taste … If you are a disciple of one of those calorie-counters who turn the joys of eating into a form of punishment， close this book at once; it is too lively， too aggressive， and far too impertinent for you。”—Salvador Dalí

Food and surrealism make perfect bedfellows: Sex and lobsters， collage and cannibalism， the meeting of a swan and a toothbrush on a pastry case。 The opulent dinner parties thrown by Salvador Dalí （1904–1989） and his wife and muse， Gala （1894–1982） were the stuff of legend。 Luckily for us， Dalí published a cookbook in 1973， Les diners de Gala， which reveals some of the sensual， imaginative， and exotic elements that made up their notorious gatherings。

This reprint features all 136 recipes over twelve chapters， specially illustrated by Dalí， and organized by meal courses， including aphrodisiacs。 The illustrations and recipes are accompanied by Dalí’s extravagant musings on subjects such as dinner conversation: “The jaw is our best tool to grasp philosophical knowledge。”

All these rich recipes can be cooked at home， although some will require practiced skill and a well-stocked pantry。 This is cuisine of the old school， with meals by leading French chefs from such stellar Paris restaurants as Lasserre， La Tour d’Argent， Maxim’s， and Le Train Bleu。 Good taste， however voluptuous， never goes out of fashion。 In making this exceptionally rare book available to a wide audience， TASCHEN brings an artwork， a practical cookbook， and a multisensory adventure to today’s kitchens。

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Reviews

Vanessa McCulloch ，

Beautifully bizarre。 Most of this I wouldn't cook。 But it's a fun book。 Beautifully bizarre。 Most of this I wouldn't cook。 But it's a fun book。 。。。more

Ivan Irizarry ，

Otra genialidad de Dalí。 Mi receta favorita la #131。

Steven ，

As a non-cooking， non-cookbook-enthusiast I admittedly only checked this book out of the library to marvel in its unappetizing '70's food photography and the reliably head-scratch-worthy art of Salvador Dali （a plucked and splayed bird carcass covered in a Shroud of Turin-like napkin anyone？） but just a quick perusal of the recipes started my glands to salivating。 What I presumed would be a blueprint for a pretentious and inedible nightmare buffet was instead a very readable menu for a slightly As a non-cooking， non-cookbook-enthusiast I admittedly only checked this book out of the library to marvel in its unappetizing '70's food photography and the reliably head-scratch-worthy art of Salvador Dali （a plucked and splayed bird carcass covered in a Shroud of Turin-like napkin anyone？） but just a quick perusal of the recipes started my glands to salivating。 What I presumed would be a blueprint for a pretentious and inedible nightmare buffet was instead a very readable menu for a slightly pretentious and mostly mouth-watering series of meals。 As intrigued as I was by the majority of these recipes， I was not so intrigued as to dash out to my local Food Lion and buy up all their powdered almonds and fig liquor。 Yet， were I a lonely and mirthless prince in some far off land， who's hand in marriage was the desired prize of a thousand competing suitors， my heart could be won and a smile brought to my face by the man who spent 136 consecutive evenings preparing for me each dish in this book。 Well， maybe they could skip the grilled lamb's head。。。 or the pierced heart。。。 or anything with blood sausage， really。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

I finished reading the Dali cookbook。 While I am quite sure that I will never cook any of the recipes it was an interesting adventure and the art was worth it。 The photography， on the other hand， was repugnant。

Arbi Tdz ，

سلفادور دالي！！ كتاب للطبخ ؟؟سلفادور دالي ، الفنان الإسباني الشهير و الذي ابتكر المدرسة الفنية السريالية المعروفة لكل المهتمين بالفنون 。。 عندما كان في السادسة من عمره كان يحلم ان يكون طباخاً 。。 وقد نشر كتاب للطبخ في عام 1983。 الكتاب يحتوي على وصفات مرفقة برسوم سريالية من إبداعاته 。。 و الآن أعيد نشر هذا الكتاب للمرة الاولى بعد ٤٠ سنة 。。 شخصيآ لم أتوقع أنه ألف كتاب للطبخ ، و الآن بعد أن إطلعت على 90 بالمية من رسومات الكتاب ، سأشتريه يوما ما عندما أصبح مليونير بعض من رسومات الكتاب https://imgur。com/ سلفادور دالي！！ كتاب للطبخ ؟؟سلفادور دالي ، الفنان الإسباني الشهير و الذي ابتكر المدرسة الفنية السريالية المعروفة لكل المهتمين بالفنون 。。 عندما كان في السادسة من عمره كان يحلم ان يكون طباخاً 。。 وقد نشر كتاب للطبخ في عام 1983。 الكتاب يحتوي على وصفات مرفقة برسوم سريالية من إبداعاته 。。 و الآن أعيد نشر هذا الكتاب للمرة الاولى بعد ٤٠ سنة 。。 شخصيآ لم أتوقع أنه ألف كتاب للطبخ ، و الآن بعد أن إطلعت على 90 بالمية من رسومات الكتاب ، سأشتريه يوما ما عندما أصبح مليونير بعض من رسومات الكتاب https://imgur。com/gallery/yKS2u？fbcli。。。لا يهمني محتوى الوصفات ، أهتم للفن فقط لهذا ساعتبر نفسي أنهيت قراءته 。。。more

Atqiya ，

4。5/5

Lauren Barroso ，

Went to the Dali Museum in St。 Petersburg， Florida and looked through this book at the gift shop。 The recipes were very strange and the images of the meals looked very unappetizing， orange toned images that gave off a horror movie vibe。 I love collecting recipe books and thought it would be interesting to add to my collection， however the recipes are a bit too surreal for my taste。

Rhonda ，

Beautifully done book。 I love it。

John ，

Pretentious， indulgent， "Spirito-Mystic-Monarchic， Catholic， Apostolic， Romantic"， A Gasto Odyssey of Esthetics， Folly and Genius， Eucharistic， decadent， depraved， obscene， sado-masochistc， beatiful but largely impractical。。。Are all descriptions， some accurage and some hyperbolic （often from Dali's mouth himself）。 This is more dining as an experience of the senses， not for genuine taste。 Pretentious， indulgent， "Spirito-Mystic-Monarchic， Catholic， Apostolic， Romantic"， A Gasto Odyssey of Esthetics， Folly and Genius， Eucharistic， decadent， depraved， obscene， sado-masochistc， beatiful but largely impractical。。。Are all descriptions， some accurage and some hyperbolic （often from Dali's mouth himself）。 This is more dining as an experience of the senses， not for genuine taste。 。。。more

Susie ，

You know you want brains on your avocado toast。

ion ，

An art cookbook full of kitsch and frog legs。 An art cookbook full of kitsch and frog legs。 。。。more

Abby ，

hard to rate， b/c it's just so crazy and weird and so very Dali， extravagant。。。。the pictures are amazing hard to rate， b/c it's just so crazy and weird and so very Dali， extravagant。。。。the pictures are amazing 。。。more

Jay ，

This is an oddity: A cookbook by the renowned surrealist painter and scenarist （among other things; he was somewhere between dilletante and polymath）。 I have been a fan of Dali's since Comics Scene did an article on his proposed collaboration with Walt Disney， post-Dumbo and -Fantasia （the article came out circa 1993）。 I appreciate his work， sometimes， more than I actually enjoy it， and that is the case here。This is the most decadent cookbook I ever did see， and also the most grotesque。 The repr This is an oddity: A cookbook by the renowned surrealist painter and scenarist （among other things; he was somewhere between dilletante and polymath）。 I have been a fan of Dali's since Comics Scene did an article on his proposed collaboration with Walt Disney， post-Dumbo and -Fantasia （the article came out circa 1993）。 I appreciate his work， sometimes， more than I actually enjoy it， and that is the case here。This is the most decadent cookbook I ever did see， and also the most grotesque。 The representations of the meals， be they painted or photographed， are as Dali as you could imagine。 Prepping these meals would take many hours and， in some cases， over a thousand dollars。 Eating these meals is not recommended for anyone who suffers from diabetes or gout; vegetarians and vegans should also steer clear。 So， not for your average Stewie Homemaker。As a piece of art， it is breath-taking; not at all a crowd-pleaser， this would still be a great conversation piece。 It's weird， though; mileage will vary， some of the recipes and art may offend you （PETA problems）， and it is also fairly rare。Thank you to my mother， who saw this at a book sale and thought of me。 That kind of thing happens to me， and it's awesome。 。。。more

Jaina Bee ，

Well， i mostly just feasted my eyes。 There's not but ten recipes in here i'd ever attempt， not many more i'd actually eat， and quite a few that i find repulsive， however it sure is a fancy book！！！！ Well， i mostly just feasted my eyes。 There's not but ten recipes in here i'd ever attempt， not many more i'd actually eat， and quite a few that i find repulsive， however it sure is a fancy book！！！！ 。。。more

Karen ，

#BestCoffeeTableBooks #BestGiftableCoffeeTableBooksA reissue of Salvador Dali’s cult 1973 cookbook （there were only 400 copies published）， Dali: Les Dîners de Gala。 This gorgeous book features recipes and trippy photo collages from the over-the-top dinner parties the artist threw with his wife Gala， where guests were required to wear costumes and dine on odd dishes like veal cutlets stuffed with snails and toffee with pine cones。

Mir ，

I had no idea Dalí was so into wrapping things in bacon。Pate and Swiss cheese wedges are also essential ingredients in his cuisine。 There some weird things in here， ranging from amusing （sauerbraten of crocodile） to horrific （gosling cooked alive） but mostly this is a normal， if dated， cookbook。 Dalí took his cooking seriously and invested way more time in these dishes than I would be willing to spend， but I think the food is typical of high-end European （i。e。 French-influenced） haute cuisine。 M I had no idea Dalí was so into wrapping things in bacon。Pate and Swiss cheese wedges are also essential ingredients in his cuisine。 There some weird things in here， ranging from amusing （sauerbraten of crocodile） to horrific （gosling cooked alive） but mostly this is a normal， if dated， cookbook。 Dalí took his cooking seriously and invested way more time in these dishes than I would be willing to spend， but I think the food is typical of high-end European （i。e。 French-influenced） haute cuisine。 Many things are stuffed， even more are molded， and practically all of them make my arteries cringe。 And of course there's also art， so if you are a fan of the artist the book is certainly worth a look。 。。。more

Tbone ，

Good for the art， bad for the recipes。

Esther ，

A decadent feast for the hungry eye balls。 Dessert island book！ Pun intended :）

Carlotta ，

When art meets food。 An amazing book， interesting decadent recipes， some might be a bit complicated to make because of the extraordinary ingredients， a revival of a cuisine that is rich and glam。 The art throughout the book is obviously the "piatto forte"。 A collectors book。 When art meets food。 An amazing book， interesting decadent recipes， some might be a bit complicated to make because of the extraordinary ingredients， a revival of a cuisine that is rich and glam。 The art throughout the book is obviously the "piatto forte"。 A collectors book。 。。。more

Walter Otto ，

My mother had the original First French Edition of this book which was published in 1973。 As a teenager it could usually be found in my room。 I was already a big Dalí Fan then。 I was delighted when Taschen reissued this book， this time translated into English。 This lavishly illustrated cookbook presents all 136 recipes of the original in 12 chapters， specially illustrated by Dalí。 The sections include: exotic dishes， eggs - seafood， first course， meats， snails - frogs， fish - shellfish， game - p My mother had the original First French Edition of this book which was published in 1973。 As a teenager it could usually be found in my room。 I was already a big Dalí Fan then。 I was delighted when Taschen reissued this book， this time translated into English。 This lavishly illustrated cookbook presents all 136 recipes of the original in 12 chapters， specially illustrated by Dalí。 The sections include: exotic dishes， eggs - seafood， first course， meats， snails - frogs， fish - shellfish， game - poultry， pork， vegetables， aphrodisiacs， sweets - deserts and hors d'oeuvres。 The recipes are from top Paris Restaurants such as Lasserre， La Tour d’Argent， Maxim’s， and Le Train Bleu。 Dali and Gala were known as extravagant connoisseurs。 As far as I can tell these are all real recipes。 The only one I ever tried was No。54 "Snails á la Chablisienne"。 The recipe calls for 100 snails， I reduced this to 12。 Many of the other recipes are not really doable because of complexity， difficulty in finding the ingredients and probably also the difficulty in finding willing dinner guests to east "Frog Cream"， "Pig Feet in flaky pie crusts" and "Salsifies with quenelles"。Illustrations consist of photographs of the dishes and table settings which are mostly ok and paintings and drawings by Dalí。 Some I've seen before others not。 There are also some photographs of menus。 The book was printed in Italy and is very well illustrated。 The reproductions are good， but the quality is not as good as the original， nor is the paper。 One word of caution。 The cover of the original was kind of metallic golden foil。 This new edition is done in a shiny thick paper replicating the original gold cover。 Both the new and the old cover are vulnerable to marking， scratching and damage。 I would suggest if you're going to read the book， possibly slide it around a table or carry it around， to take the cover off while in use。 Underneath the cover is cloth binding which features the painting "Autumnal Cannibalism" from 1936。Last word by Dalí himself on the book:“Les diners de Gala is uniquely devoted to the pleasures of taste … If you are a disciple of one of those calorie-counters who turn the joys of eating into a form of punishment， close this book at once; it is too lively， too aggressive， and far too impertinent for you。”—Salvador DalíReview by Walter O。 Koenig 。。。more

Steve ，

Can't really count as a "read" since I didn't。 But skimming through the book and enjoying the pictures and illustrations （I'm more a cook of necessity than of passion so can't speak to the recipes） is a worthwhile experience and I'd recommend the book for the pleasure of Dali's weird surrealism。 Can't really count as a "read" since I didn't。 But skimming through the book and enjoying the pictures and illustrations （I'm more a cook of necessity than of passion so can't speak to the recipes） is a worthwhile experience and I'd recommend the book for the pleasure of Dali's weird surrealism。 。。。more

Denver Public Library ，

“I am exalted by that that is edible，” explains Salvador Dalí in the description of Dalinian Gasto-Esthetics found as an introduction to his massive cookbook produced in 1973 and recently reissued by artbook producer Taschen in 2016。 Attesting that at six he wanted to be a chef and at seven… Napoleon， Dalí captures in this collection the essence of the surreal in cuisine and all he adores about food。 Les Dîners de Gala is named for his wife Gala Dalí in honor of their outlandish parties， full of “I am exalted by that that is edible，” explains Salvador Dalí in the description of Dalinian Gasto-Esthetics found as an introduction to his massive cookbook produced in 1973 and recently reissued by artbook producer Taschen in 2016。 Attesting that at six he wanted to be a chef and at seven… Napoleon， Dalí captures in this collection the essence of the surreal in cuisine and all he adores about food。 Les Dîners de Gala is named for his wife Gala Dalí in honor of their outlandish parties， full of costumery， the strange， and the extreme。 The meals within rely on excess， with towers of crayfish titled as a “Bush of crayfish in Viking herbs，” or “Peacock à l’Impériale dressed and surrounded by its court，” complete with the whole peacock， still feathered， on the dish。 Marked by very distinctly 1970’s photography aesthetic， the standout features of this book are not the photos or creations of the food themselves but the accompanying recipes that at times serve as tiny surreal or absurd short stories and the accompanying collages and illustrations found in between the recipes。 I hoped this collection would have been far stranger than it ended up being， but I still adored the concept of surreal cooking and the emblematic artifact of Dalí’s outlandish parties。 Get Les Diners de Gala from the Denver Public Library- Hana 。。。more

Lily ，

Dali is a weirdo so of course a cookbook in his name is odd， filled with 1970s fuzzy pictures of ornate， ridiculous feasts， the recipes are a little whimsical than you would expect。 You could probably make these feasts， as long as you adhere to the more metaphysical aspects and theory behind them。

Peter ，

Terrible。 A masterpiece。 Typical instruction， though there is nothing typical about these recipes: "Boil gently for 30 minutes and little by little， crush the head of a cod。" The avocado toast calls for lamb brains。 Favorite recipe name: Tripe of Yesteryear。 Favorite ingredient: 3 living eels。 You will most likely cook nothing from it， but you will somehow be better having read it。 Highly recommended for those jaded by bagged lunches。 Terrible。 A masterpiece。 Typical instruction， though there is nothing typical about these recipes: "Boil gently for 30 minutes and little by little， crush the head of a cod。" The avocado toast calls for lamb brains。 Favorite recipe name: Tripe of Yesteryear。 Favorite ingredient: 3 living eels。 You will most likely cook nothing from it， but you will somehow be better having read it。 Highly recommended for those jaded by bagged lunches。 。。。more

Katie Mcclung ，

Wild surrealism， as Dali does so well， meets cooking。 The result is fantastic， even if I'd never even come close to trying many of these dishes。 As a work of art， this is magnificent。 I am so happy to have found the reprint on Amazon。 （To be clear， I would not recommend this as a cooking book - rather， a work of art and glimpse into the mind of Dali） Wild surrealism， as Dali does so well， meets cooking。 The result is fantastic， even if I'd never even come close to trying many of these dishes。 As a work of art， this is magnificent。 I am so happy to have found the reprint on Amazon。 （To be clear， I would not recommend this as a cooking book - rather， a work of art and glimpse into the mind of Dali） 。。。more

Jeff ，

As a cookbook， squeamish people need not crack this one。 But there's a lot to be learned from the incredible flair for presentation that most of these dishes demonstrate。 There are many game recipes that will seem strange to most Americans， but there's really nothing that weird in the book （despite many of the reviews that circulate）。 Many of the pork and lamb recipes seem interesting， and while I haven't cooked anything from it just yet I just might。 I encountered this book when I was much youn As a cookbook， squeamish people need not crack this one。 But there's a lot to be learned from the incredible flair for presentation that most of these dishes demonstrate。 There are many game recipes that will seem strange to most Americans， but there's really nothing that weird in the book （despite many of the reviews that circulate）。 Many of the pork and lamb recipes seem interesting， and while I haven't cooked anything from it just yet I just might。 I encountered this book when I was much younger， and revisiting it now brings a greater appreciation both for the art， and the food。 A wonderfully lush reprint of a classic。 。。。more

Tiabtawan Limjittrakorn ，

Dali's cookbookthis is eyegasm！！！ Dali's cookbookthis is eyegasm！！！ 。。。more

Camilla ，

It's a heavy volume with lots of art。 And， for that， I love it。 Let me just say: Dalí is a great artist。。。not such a great recipe-writer。I have another friend who admitted， "I was intrigued just for the novelty of it， but didn't wind up ordering one。" I offered her my copy。Though we didn't end up using the cookbook for our new year's eve dinner - and I highly doubt I'll ever make anything out of it - we did enjoy the book for its visuals。 As an art book， I would say 4 stars。 As a cookbook， less It's a heavy volume with lots of art。 And， for that， I love it。 Let me just say: Dalí is a great artist。。。not such a great recipe-writer。I have another friend who admitted， "I was intrigued just for the novelty of it， but didn't wind up ordering one。" I offered her my copy。Though we didn't end up using the cookbook for our new year's eve dinner - and I highly doubt I'll ever make anything out of it - we did enjoy the book for its visuals。 As an art book， I would say 4 stars。 As a cookbook， less than 1 star。 。。。more

BookCrazy ，

This book has been described as food porn and I can see why。 The images are just amazing， including those from Jheronimus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights used for many of the chapter introductions （and oddly not credited to him）。 As a vegetarian， I would never， ever eat the food described。 However as a look at unusual cooking techniques， the beautiful printed menus the likes of which we never see at restaurants anymore， and page after page of interesting， odd， gorgeous artwork， this is one bo This book has been described as food porn and I can see why。 The images are just amazing， including those from Jheronimus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights used for many of the chapter introductions （and oddly not credited to him）。 As a vegetarian， I would never， ever eat the food described。 However as a look at unusual cooking techniques， the beautiful printed menus the likes of which we never see at restaurants anymore， and page after page of interesting， odd， gorgeous artwork， this is one book we will leave out to look at again and again。 。。。more

patty ，

Grateful to receive this book as a gift from a dear friend。 This bold and beautiful tome is chockfull of stories， art， and recipes - the latter gives me new material to experiment with provided I can find the seafood。 ❤️

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