Product Description

Pierre Gagnaire is considered one of the best chefs in the world, and two of his restaurants have received three Michelin stars
Chefs worldwide have been influenced by his innovative culinary approach
Includes recipes spanning the entire course of his groundbreaking career

Pierre Gagnaire is considered one of the most innovative and artistic chefs working today, renowned for his dazzling combinations of flavors, textures, and ingredients. The owner of restaurants in Paris, London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, Gagnaire has become synonymous with adventurous and iconoclastic cooking.

Now, in Pierre Gagnaire: Reinventing French Cuisine, the legendary chef tells the story of his 40-year journey to culinary superstardom. Featuring reflections on Gagnaire’s life and work, along with 40 of his favorite recipes, this is less a cookbook than an inside look at the making of a great chef.

Organized chronologically, the book begins with Gagnaire’s training and follows him to his restaurants in St.-Etienne and Paris, which were both awarded three Michelin stars, and beyond. The accompanying recipes—whether a simple potatoes au gratin; an elegant combination of white cabbage, buffalo mozzarella, and caviar; or a savory potato gnocchi with saffron, artichoke, and roasted hazelnuts—are drawn from each period in Gagnaire’s life, showing his early influences, the development of his vibrant signature style, and his ongoing experiments in modern French cuisine.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32135 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 200 pages

About the Author
PIERRE GAGNAIRE was born into a family of restaurateurs and opened his first restaurant in 1980 in St.-Etienne. In 1996 he opened his third restaurant, his first in Paris, and now also owns restaurants in London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. He is the author of Stewart, Tabori and Chang’s Pierre Gagnaire: Reflections on Culinary Artistry.

PETER LIPPMANN is an American-born photographer who has worked in Paris for 25 years. He publishes regularly in Vogue, the New York Times Magazine, Marie Claire, and Le Figaro.

Customer Reviews

Very disappointing
I love Gagnaire's technique and appreciate him fully as an artist and culinary innovator. But this book is a total disappointment. It lacks cohesion, has recipes which are very difficult to cook, and poor on illustrations and photography. Does not at all deserve the high price tag it has. I don't think I will make any use of this book and will ever turn a page again for this reason I did not like it at all.

Defining Gagnaire through recipes
I was a little conflicted when I first got this cookbook. It contains a relatively small number of recipes and most of them are fairly complex. I think it is safe to say that this is not in any way intended for home cooks. This is a book for hardcore foodies or chefs.

This book illustrates Gagnaire's career through recipes, showing some of his best dishes that he has created over the past 40 years or so. I think it is difficult to fully appreciate this book without being familiar with Gagnaire's food and his role in innovating French cuisine. It's not a book that will be a frequent reference, but perhaps more of just an occasional source of inspiration for chefs.

A very exiting book
A very exiting book. It is rewarding to be exposed to such high energy of creativity.