A handsome and earnestly boisterous tribute to the fabled French cookery of the provinces by its chatelaine. With the strong missionary zeal of Time-Life enterprises, the authors are obviously out to alter our hasty, offhand ways about eating and serving. Consider, they say, the poorest Frenchman whose wife yet serves him the essential introduction to the meal—a humble yet savory tomato slice with one-half olive, a delicately cosseted egg half. Think French—bread crisp and fresh; the steaming tureen, the wine, the cheese, above all, the reverence for the quiet pleasures of gastronomy. Savvy to the wily evasions of the American housewife, the editors plug loopholes with firm information about storing, buying, measurements, all ye need to know. With reasonably explicit recipes, wine guide, glossary, recipe and general index, and extravagant color photos, this is a fine bargain at the small price.
Pub Date: Jan. 1, 1967
ISBN: 0809400294
Page Count: -
Publisher: Time-Life
Review Posted Online: May 17, 2012
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1967
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Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis...
Privately published by Strunk of Cornell in 1918 and revised by his student E. B. White in 1959, that "little book" is back again with more White updatings.
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis (whoops — "A bankrupt expression") a unique guide (which means "without like or equal").Pub Date: May 15, 1972
ISBN: 0205632645
Page Count: 105
Publisher: Macmillan
Review Posted Online: Oct. 28, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1972
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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