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New Bistro

Fran Warde

New Bistro is a wonderful book on a style of cooking that we love: classic French dishes, but simple enough to make at home.

Fran Warde included bistros in Normandy, Paris, Ile de Ré, Aquitaine, Rhône-Alpes, Languedoc, Provence, and Côte d’ Azur, brought to live through colourful photos and her enthusiastic narration.

We tried the recipes for French onion soup and Roquefort and pear tart, and were really happy with the results. In fact, French onion soup is one of our all-time favourite dishes and Fran Warde’s recipe for this beautiful dish is simply perfect: the best we’ve tasted yet.

You will also find recipes for fish stew from the Charente, an incredibly appetising Capital salad, pork and haricot bean stew, cheesy potato gratin, strawberry puff pastries, and walnut and Caramel tart.

The recipes in New Bistro is a great way to bring the homely cooking of the modern French bistro right into our Kiwi kitchens.

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