ALLIANCE FRANCAISE OF PORTLAND – Spring Auction 2015
Auction Ends: Jun 1, 2015 12:00 AM PDT

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Signed Copy of Anne Willan's ONE SOUFFLE AT A TIME

Item Number
174
Estimated Value
27 USD
Sold
12 USD to llc4ccecf
Number of Bids
3  -  Bid History

Item Description

Anne Willan demystified classic French culinary technique for regular people who love food. Her legendary La Varenne Cooking School—in its original location in Paris and later in its longtime home in Burgundy—trained chefs, food writers and home cooks. Under Willan’s cheerful, no-nonsense instruction, anyone could learn to truss a chicken, make a bernaise, or loft a soufflé.

In One Soufflé at a Time, Willan tells her story and the story of the food-world greats—including Julia Child, James Beard, Simone Beck, Craig Claiborne, Richard Olney, and others—who changed how the world eats and who made cooking fun.  She writes about how a sturdy English girl from Yorkshire made it not only to the stove, but to France, and how she overcame the exceptionally closed male world of French cuisine to found and run her school. Willan’s story is warm and rich, funny and fragrant with the smells of the country cooking of France. 

She donates this signed hardback copy, ONE SOUFFLE AT A TIME: A MEMOIR OF FOOD AND FRANCE, to support this fundraiser.

Learn more about Anne Willan and her books on her Amazon page.

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