Vegetables By 40 Great 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 Herme, l'Arpege's elegant Alain Passard, and grande dame of Parisian cuisine Helene 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 Joel Thiebault, a respected French farmer who delivers his amazing produce to the doorsteps of prominent French foodies including cookbook maven Patricia Wells. Joel 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.