Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol.2
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Reviews
Rachel Miskin
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Incredible detail， excellent recipes just like in Volume I。I loved the La Charlotte Africaine—chocolate cake！The Chantilly Meringue was excellent。Chantilly glacée， au chocolat—also tasty！I need to try more of these recipes！
Karen
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5 STARSJust as good as Volume 1 with details to turn the most inexperienced cook info a chef。 Volume 2 is a little more detailed because by now after working with Volume 1， she figures you know what you are doing。 458 teaching illustrations with one chapter dedicated to the tools you need in the kitchen。 Did you know that there is a special tool to slice the tops of french bread？ They are called baker's blades or "lames"。 There is a large chapter on making breads。。。french to brioche。 A marvel of 5 STARSJust as good as Volume 1 with details to turn the most inexperienced cook info a chef。 Volume 2 is a little more detailed because by now after working with Volume 1， she figures you know what you are doing。 458 teaching illustrations with one chapter dedicated to the tools you need in the kitchen。 Did you know that there is a special tool to slice the tops of french bread？ They are called baker's blades or "lames"。 There is a large chapter on making breads。。。french to brioche。 A marvel of a cookbook。 。。。more
Ayonko
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Another perfect presentation。 Techniques simplified by not assuming you already know everything about the art。 I'm cooking my way through this after volume 1 but I still bounce between the two。 Great recipes by a legendary chef。 Another perfect presentation。 Techniques simplified by not assuming you already know everything about the art。 I'm cooking my way through this after volume 1 but I still bounce between the two。 Great recipes by a legendary chef。 。。。more
Laura Sharp
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An amazing sequel to the classic！
Bob
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Fabulous food。
Cigdem
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I tried most of the recipes except the ones that require 7 hours in the kitchen。 They all delivered and made me love French cooking even more。 Now I need to read volume 1！
Justin
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Pretty similar to the first volume， but with a less paleo focus。 There was a great deal of content devoted to breads and desserts in this volume and still not many tips （or at least hard to find ones）。 The techniques in the aforementioned will be invaluable to those interested in that type of cooking。All in all a great reference for those interested in french cooking， but not super useful to either a paleo eater or someone with tons of cook books。
Jay
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A second must-have for anyone who loves food。
Dana Al-Basha دانة الباشا
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Is it just me that can't imagine the real Julia Child as Julia？ I only see Meryl Streep now！ Anyway， this book is beautifully detailed！ I think Julia and Simone outdone themselves， it's detailed， generous and very well executed！ It's remarkable to see what women can do when they set their minds on something， of course they got help from the people around them。 I love how invested Paul was in his wife's career and her love of cooking。 Some of the illustration and all the photographs were made by Is it just me that can't imagine the real Julia Child as Julia？ I only see Meryl Streep now！ Anyway， this book is beautifully detailed！ I think Julia and Simone outdone themselves， it's detailed， generous and very well executed！ It's remarkable to see what women can do when they set their minds on something， of course they got help from the people around them。 I love how invested Paul was in his wife's career and her love of cooking。 Some of the illustration and all the photographs were made by him！ Beautiful couple！ 。。。more
Sharon
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More of the wonderfulness of Julia。 If you have the first， you gotta' get the second。 More of the wonderfulness of Julia。 If you have the first， you gotta' get the second。 。。。more
Edward Hughes
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Got this at a Value Village （actually the wife got it but I use it！） and have used it to make a few really amazing recipes。 Look for videos of some of the dishes online as it is helpful to watch along with read how to make something that will impress friends and family。 I have not read it cover to cover but am hoping that I get a few other cook book recommendations。
Marla Glenn
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This is fun to flip through after reading "Dearie，" though there are only so many recipes I would attempt， mostly in the chicken & eggs sections。 It's unbelievable how hard Julia Child worked on this book， but it's cool， too， how well documented the process was because of her letters to/from Avis DeVoto and others。 Simone Beck worked very hard also， but Julia did all the typing， from what I understand。 This is fun to flip through after reading "Dearie，" though there are only so many recipes I would attempt， mostly in the chicken & eggs sections。 It's unbelievable how hard Julia Child worked on this book， but it's cool， too， how well documented the process was because of her letters to/from Avis DeVoto and others。 Simone Beck worked very hard also， but Julia did all the typing， from what I understand。 。。。more
Alex
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Rather than a list of recipes， the book is well organized by techniques， which are listed as principles and variations。 Cross references are used as opposed to the repetition。 These make the book go a long way to cover vast combinations。 There are also many useful workarounds for tools and ingredients hard to find in the US。
Kimberly
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Amazing amount of detail and description。 What a great work。
Mesha
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wow i jus lvu ur book wish i could cook lik u losts of love。
Mavis
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My mom gave me this book for my graduation day！ It's totally amazing， the recipes are old but so good， also it has a lot of good tips， it explains all about kitchen， It is AMAZING My mom gave me this book for my graduation day！ It's totally amazing， the recipes are old but so good， also it has a lot of good tips， it explains all about kitchen， It is AMAZING 。。。more
Angela
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This is not a review on the content which is excellent。 To be very brief here are the nitpicks regarding the specific imprint 9780241956472:1。 The book size is that of a novel （20cm x 13cm）。 To open it properly and follow a recipe， once would need to crack the spine and force it open at 180 degrees。 It does not stay open at any one page without mechanical force holding it there。2。 The paper has the same newspaper feel as a mass paperback。 The font is minute。 The height of the non-caps letters is This is not a review on the content which is excellent。 To be very brief here are the nitpicks regarding the specific imprint 9780241956472:1。 The book size is that of a novel （20cm x 13cm）。 To open it properly and follow a recipe， once would need to crack the spine and force it open at 180 degrees。 It does not stay open at any one page without mechanical force holding it there。2。 The paper has the same newspaper feel as a mass paperback。 The font is minute。 The height of the non-caps letters is 1mm。3。 The book cover is not laminated and will gather kitchen stains very quickly。4。 Measurements are in ounces， inches， pints and quarts。 There is a conversion table on page 18， but one needs to have a calculator handyMy idea of a decent cookbook is one that is resilient， pages stay open so that you can refer to it while cooking。 Lamination also helps as stains can be wiped away。 This is not the kind of book that you are going to refer to over the next 20 years， as it will have fallen apart and turned grimy after a month。 Readabilty is also important， and a font of 1mm in height does not qualify。This excellent book has been ruined by this silly layout/ formatting and "mass paperback" look。 Rather go for the larger sized books with a hardcover。 This one is a waste。 。。。more
Kristen Lowrey
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。。。and also me。
Al
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The sequel to the classic Mastering the Art of French CookingHere， from Julia Child and Simone Beck， is the sequel to the cooking classic that has inspired a whole American generation to new standards of culinary taste and artistry。 On the principle that "mastering any art is a continuing process，" they continued， during the years since the publication of the now-celebrated Volume One， to search out and sample new recipes among the classic dishes and regional specialties of France--cooking， conf The sequel to the classic Mastering the Art of French CookingHere， from Julia Child and Simone Beck， is the sequel to the cooking classic that has inspired a whole American generation to new standards of culinary taste and artistry。 On the principle that "mastering any art is a continuing process，" they continued， during the years since the publication of the now-celebrated Volume One， to search out and sample new recipes among the classic dishes and regional specialties of France--cooking， conferring， tasting， revising， perfecting。 Out of their discoveries they have made， for Volume Two， a brilliant selection of precisely those recipes that will not only add to the repertory but will， above all， bring the reader to a yet higher level of mastering the art of French cooking。This second volume enables Americans， working with American ingredients， in American kitchens， to achieve those incomparable flavors and aromas。 。。。more
Clra
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browsed thru it at the library - the section on baking bread is fantastic - detailed and very useful。also saw the "beef case" in there - the way they described it as an ingenious dish that will even surprise the diners who have eaten everything - i lol'ed。 enjoyed the unexpected wit there。 browsed thru it at the library - the section on baking bread is fantastic - detailed and very useful。also saw the "beef case" in there - the way they described it as an ingenious dish that will even surprise the diners who have eaten everything - i lol'ed。 enjoyed the unexpected wit there。 。。。more
Tim
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I confess I have several copies of this and vol。 1 in various paperback and hardback form， most secondhand and most well used， need I say more？
Megan
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Not as amazing as the first one， and I don't feel that this one stood on its own as well， but it's a interesting compliment if you enjoyed the first one。 If you're only planning to buy one， get the first。 If you get the first and become mildly obsessed with it， this is a solid followup。 Not as amazing as the first one， and I don't feel that this one stood on its own as well， but it's a interesting compliment if you enjoyed the first one。 If you're only planning to buy one， get the first。 If you get the first and become mildly obsessed with it， this is a solid followup。 。。。more
Aaron
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The second volume of MTAOFC is just as charming， extensive， and invaluable as the first。 In fact， I would say I use volume 2 even more than volume 1- perhaps because I am a baker and dessert maker， and this volume （2） covers breads and desserts。 I will never forget my first successful attempt at homemade baguettes。 （After about 10 minutes of the smell of cooling bread filling the kitchen， I was tempted to rip open a loaf and have at it。 Julia advises against that- 2-3 hours of cooling so "the br The second volume of MTAOFC is just as charming， extensive， and invaluable as the first。 In fact， I would say I use volume 2 even more than volume 1- perhaps because I am a baker and dessert maker， and this volume （2） covers breads and desserts。 I will never forget my first successful attempt at homemade baguettes。 （After about 10 minutes of the smell of cooling bread filling the kitchen， I was tempted to rip open a loaf and have at it。 Julia advises against that- 2-3 hours of cooling so "the bread will have time to compose itself。"） Well used in my kitchen。 Well recommended。 。。。more
Matriarchy
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Volume 1 has been in my life since I was a child， and I have an early edition in hardcover。 I don't like to keep that family heirloom in the kitchen。 Heat， moisture， and grease are bad for treasured books。 But I recently found both volumes in this Knopf paperback re-issue - at the Goodwill for 25 cents each。 Yay！ Kitchen-safe volumes - and Volume 2 for the first time。 Volume 1 has been in my life since I was a child， and I have an early edition in hardcover。 I don't like to keep that family heirloom in the kitchen。 Heat， moisture， and grease are bad for treasured books。 But I recently found both volumes in this Knopf paperback re-issue - at the Goodwill for 25 cents each。 Yay！ Kitchen-safe volumes - and Volume 2 for the first time。 。。。more
Catherine Woodman
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This is a masterpiece of her time
Lori
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I'll cook my way through this lovely book the rest of my life。 I'll cook my way through this lovely book the rest of my life。 。。。more
M
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Only reason this is minus a star is because it often refers to Volume 1， which I don't have。 Yet。 （Found a pristine 1st edition of Volume 2 for $6， could not pass it up！） Only reason this is minus a star is because it often refers to Volume 1， which I don't have。 Yet。 （Found a pristine 1st edition of Volume 2 for $6， could not pass it up！） 。。。more
Jules
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I have nothing whatever to add about the excellence of Julia Child。 One of my most abiding joys is that I met her one day in a grocery store and was able to thank her for teaching me how to cook。
Christopher
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Much like the first book but even less easier to follow。 Again the recipes are quite retro。 There is a lot of irrelavent information and again wouldnt be recommending it to the novice cook because it is just too much effort to read and follow。
Janis Ian
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