Paris Bistro Cookery

Ou sont les bistros d'antan? Many visitors who arrive in Paris expecting to eat well in the bistros the city was once famous for, find many have closed or turned into sushi bars. But although these small restaurants with zinc counters serving delicious traditional sp?cialiti?s de la maison and plats du jour under the watchful direction of the Patron have all but disappeared from Paris, they live on in the pages of this delightful book. It offers a hundred recipes from fifty of the best authentic Paris bistros, collected in the 1950's when these establishments were at their height. Part guidebook and part cookbook, this volume gives the address and description of each bistro as it was, and its colourful denizens, followed by its signature recipes. A work to savour.

Originally published in 1957, this delightful book offers 100 recipes from 50 of the best authentic Paris bistros, collected in the 1950s when these establishments were at their height. Part guidebook and part cookbook, this volume describes the bistros and their colourful denizens as they were, followed by their signature recipes.

Hints on Culinary Procedure. French Recipe Terms. Weights and Measures. Restaurants and Their Recipes: 1. Au Rendez-Vous Des Camionnieurs 2. Chez Paul 3. Lescure 4. Le Ruban Bleu 5. Au Caveau Montpensier 6. Chez Pierre 7. Le Grand Comptoir 8. Chez Monteil 9. Pharamond 10. Chez Pauline 11. Le Louis XIV 12. La Grille 13. A L'Alliance 14. Chez L'Ami Louis 15. Chez Benoit 16. Chez Tante Marie 17. Aux Deux Marches 18. L'Auberge de la Cloche 19. Chez Allard 20. Chez Maître Paul 21. Chope Danton 22. Au Vieux Paris 23. Resturant Du Pont-Neuf 24. Saint-Tropp 25. La Venta 26. Chez Augustin 27. Chez Georges 28. Aux Trois Canettes 29. Beulemans 30. Chez Joséphine 31. Le Voltaire 32. Récamier 33. Chez Les Anges 34. Chez Lucien 35. Chez Max 36. L'Escargot 37. Artois 38. Le Tourisme 39. Au Diable Bleu 40. Le Saint-Marcoux 41. Chez Pierre 42. Le Provençal 43. Aux Bonnes Choses 44. Chez Quinson 45. La Conquille 46. Chez La Mère Michel 47. Chez Olivier 48. Chez Gorisse 49. Au Clocher Du Village 50. Chez Camille Renault

Alexander Watt