French for Everyone

by Manu Feildel

'I want to encourage people to enjoy cooking and sharing great, inexpensive, easy-to-prepare meals with family and friends. Cooking should be celebrated as an everyday thing.'

After a recent trip to his homeland, Australia's best-loved French chef, Manu Feildel, was inspired by a way of life that values the quality of food, and the importance of sharing it around a table each day.

If you think cooking French food involves tricky techniques and long lists of ingredients, you'll love these easy dishes. From Manu's take on vol au vents, quiche and crepes, to perfect steak with red-wine and little chocolate pots for dessert, Manu shows you how to enjoy cooking French food at home every day.

Genres: Cookbooks

198 pages, Hardcover

First published March 26, 2014

About the author

Manu Feildel is the charming French-Australian chef of the acclaimed L'etoile Restaurant in Sydney's Paddington. He is well known and loved for his role as a co-host on Channel 7's breakout television program, My Kitchen Rules, and has made appearances on the first season of Channel 10's MasterChef Australia as well as four seasons of Ready, Steady, Cook. Raised in Brittany, France, after leaving school, Manu trained as a circus performer before discovering his calling as a chef, following in his father's footsteps.

Reviews

[Sandra Noel · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you've every seen the Australian cooking show "My Kitchen Rules", then you know Manu Feildel. I was excited to get his cookbook and see for myself how good it was.

Start simple. Roasted Tomato, Basil and Gruyere Melt is a great way to begin. Deep yet simple flavors will lift your basic sandwich to new levels!

My teenage daughter made the Pot-Roasted Chicken with Garlic and Rosemary. While it wasn't amazing, I think there were a couple technical mistakes that kept it from being great. The chicken didn't get browned enough and the sauce needed to reduce some more.

From crepes to gratins, tarts to sauces, there are great recipes in here for everyone. Try one of Manu's dishes--I think you'll enjoy it!

I received a copy of this book from Penguin Random House Australia through IPG for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

[Sharah McConville · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some yummy sounding recipes by celebrity chef, Manu Feildel.

[Emma Codd · Rating 3 out of 5]

This truly would make a wonderful gift for anyone who enjoys cooking (so definitely add it to your Christmas list). My personal favourites? Feildel’s French-style Pizza, Poached Eggs in Red Wine Sauce, and the Roast Parsnip Soup with Crispy Garlic. Yummy!

Read my review on NZ Booklovers: http://www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/non-fic...