New World Provence: Modern French Cooking for Friends and Family

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A beautiful French cookbook that combines European and North American sensibilites by the owners of two of Vancouver's most acclaimed French restaurants. In addition to an emphasis on 'new world' French cuisine the recipes also reflect the authors' experiences as the parents of two young sons, and the importance of imparting a love of food and cuisine that should be passed from generation to generation.

Author Bio

Husband-and-wife team of Alessandra and Jean-Francis met in Nice, France, where they were both working as chefs. Alessandra is originally from Toronto, and comes from a family of cooks. They moved to Canada in 1992 and opened their first Provence restaurant in Vancouver in 1997; a second Provence opened in 2002. Husband-and-wife team of Alessandra and Jean-Francis met in Nice, France, where they were both working as chefs. Jean-Francis is from Marseilles, France, where he cooked at the restaurant run by his mother, Marseilles famed Le Patalain. In addition to running both Provence restaurants, they are the proud parents of two children.