Vegetables by Forty French Chefs

Thirty-five of France's most prominent chefs share recipes that will make even the most resistant vegetable snubber reach for a fork. The chefs--including pastry god Pierre Herm , l'Arp ge's elegant Alain Passard, and grande dame of Parisian cuisine H l ne Darroze--create eye-catching and satisfying recipes with vegetables ranging from spinach and broccoli to rhubarb and sweet peas, from leeks and beets to fennel and artichokes. Vegetables offers a fresh, new view of French culinary trends. Vegetables opens with a vegetable patch tour featuring Jo l Thi bault, a respected French farmer who delivers his amazing produce to the doorsteps of prominent French foodies including cookbook maven Patricia Wells. Jo l offers tips for growing your own produce or selecting the best vegetables at market, along with the history and nutritional properties of the featured vegetables.