Famed female chef,Dominique Crenn, has penned a debut cookbook ‘as a work of love’ in homage to her acclaimed San Francisco two Michelin star restaurant, entitled “Atelier Crenn: Metamorphosis of Taste”.
In a sleek and beautiful presentation the cookbook gives readers insight into Crenn’s poetic world of cookery at Atelier Crenn, including her French upbringing, her love of the Bay and the restaurant recipes drawing on French, Californian and Asian influences using seasonal and sustainable ingredients.
Take a look at a day in the life of the Atelier Crenn kitchen and see first hand the meticulous attention to detail in the preparation, cooking and plating that make the poetry on the plate.
Chapters and recipes take on a poetic titles including the likes of, 'A Walk in the Forest,' 'Birth' and 'The Sea.' “The poem sets the mood, gestures toward the colours and the textures that the food will invoke” Crenn explains in the introduction. “The act of cooking is an engagement with tradition, community, time and place. And for me cooking is poetry” Crenn goes on to say.
If the complexity of the recipes and poetry leave you dazed and confused in the kitchen, it’s definitely one to be drooled over for Crenn’s beautiful and inspiring plating.
So pull up a chair, relax, and marvel at the creative poetry on a plate from one of the most famous female chefs in the world and you're sure to learn a thing or two.
Atelier Crenn: Metamorphosis of Taste by Dominique Crenn is out now and available at Amazon amongst other retailers.
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