Random House: Bringing You the Best in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Children's Books
Authors
Books
Features
Newletters and Alerts
25 books in Cooking - French

Subscribe to the Random House Cooking Newsletter.

Your Email Address:

Subscribe to our RSS/XML feed with web-based news readers.
Click your choice:

RSS
RSS PDF
Atom Feed
Add to Google

Browse Category

Find more Cooking books by browsing the categories below.

Cooking:

Sort: Author   Bestselling  Format   Date   Price   Title  
The Way To Cook DVD

Available
December 8, 2009
The Way To Cook DVD
Written by Julia Child
Format: Video
ISBN: 9780307593900
Our Price: $24.95
 Quantity: 1 
The Way To Cook DVD

Written by Julia Child


Format: Video, 96 pages
On Sale: December 8, 2009
Price: $24.95

At last on DVD—Julia’s invaluable series of cooking lessons designed to bring her right into your own kitchen to teach you the fundamentals of good cooking

Here is the six-part series (complete with recipe booklet), originally produced in 1985,
in which Julia teaches you all the fundamentals of good cooking and offers a... Read more >
Mastering the Art of French Cooking Boxed Set

Available
December 1, 2009
Mastering the Art of French Cooking Boxed Set
Written by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck
Format: Boxed Set
ISBN: 9780307593528
Our Price: $89.95
 Quantity: 1 
Mastering the Art of French Cooking Boxed Set
Volumes 1 and 2
Written by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck


Format: Boxed Set
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $89.95

The perfect gift for any follower of Julia Child—and any lover of French food. This boxed set brings together Mastering the Art of French Cooking, first published in 1961, and its sequel, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume Two, published in 1970.

Volume One is the classic cookbook, in its entirety—524... Read more >
Julia's Kitchen Wisdom
Julia's Kitchen Wisdom
Written by Julia Child
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307593535
Our Price: $14.95
? What's this?           amazon.com
the eBook Store from Sony
more>>
Julia's Kitchen Wisdom

Written by Julia Child


Format: eBook
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $14.95

How many minutes should you cook green beans? Is it better to steam them or to boil them?
What are the right proportions for a vinaigrette?
How do you skim off fat?
What is the perfect way to roast a chicken?

Julia Child gave us extensive answers to all these questions–and so many more–in the... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover and a trade paperback.
Julia's Kitchen Wisdom
Julia's Kitchen Wisdom
Written by Julia Child
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375711855
Our Price: $14.95
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

Julia's Kitchen Wisdom
Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking
Written by Julia Child


Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $14.95

How many minutes should you cook green beans? Is it better to steam them or to boil them?
What are the right proportions for a vinaigrette?
How do you skim off fat?
What is the perfect way to roast a chicken?

Julia Child gave us extensive answers to all these questions–and so many more–in the... Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.
Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home
Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home
Written by Julia Child and Jacques Pepin
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307557193
Our Price: $47.50
? What's this?           amazon.com
the eBook Store from Sony
more>>
Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home

Written by Julia Child and Jacques Pepin


Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: May 20, 2009
Price: $47.50

The companion volume to the public television series Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home

Two legendary cooks, Julia Child and Jacques Pépin, invite us into their kitchen and show us the basics of good home cooking.
        What makes this book unique is the richness of information they offer on every page, as... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover.
Confessions of a French Baker
Confessions of a French Baker
Written by Peter Mayle and Gerard Auzet
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307494566
Our Price: $16.95
? What's this?           amazon.com
the eBook Store from Sony
more>>
Confessions of a French Baker
Breadmaking Secrets, Tips, and Recipes
Written by Peter Mayle and Gerard Auzet


Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $16.95

Attention bread lovers!

In the first of his famous books about Provence, Peter Mayle shared with us news of a bakery in the town of Cavaillon where the baking and appreciation of breads “had been elevated to the status of a minor religion.” Its name: Chez Auzet.

Now, several hundred visits later, Mayle... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover.
Sunday Suppers at Lucques
Sunday Suppers at Lucques
Written by Suzanne Goin and Teri Gelber
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307547675
Our Price: $35.00
? What's this?           amazon.com
the eBook Store from Sony
more>>
Sunday Suppers at Lucques
Seasonal Recipes from Market to Table
Written by Suzanne Goin and Teri Gelber


Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2009
Price: $35.00

Few chefs in America have won more acclaim than Suzanne Goin, owner of Lucques restaurant. A chef of impeccable pedigree, she got her start cooking at some of the best restaurants in the world–L’Arpège. Olives, and Chez Panisse, to name a few–places where she acquired top-notch skills to match her already... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover.
The Complete Robuchon
The Complete Robuchon
Written by Joel Robuchon, Translated by Robin H. R. Bellinger
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307267191
Our Price: $35.00
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

The Complete Robuchon

Written by Joel Robuchon
Translated by Robin H. R. Bellinger


Format: Hardcover, 832 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $35.00

An incomparable culinary treasury: the definitive guide to French cooking for the way we live now, from the man the Gault Millau guide has proclaimed “Chef of the Century.”

Joël Robuchon’s restaurant empire stretches from Paris to New York, Las Vegas to Tokyo, London to Hong Kong. He holds more Michelin stars... Read more >
A Meal Observed
A Meal Observed
Written by Andrew Todhunter
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307424426
Our Price: $13.00
? What's this?           amazon.com
the eBook Store from Sony
more>>
A Meal Observed

Written by Andrew Todhunter


Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $13.00

In this seductive account of a long, luxurious dinner at the venerable Paris restaurant Taillevent, Andrew Todhunter is both the American abroad sharing a rare gastronomic adventure with his wife and the apprentice-cum-reporter who has spent several months working in the restaurant’s celebrated kitchen, learning what goes on behind the scenes... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
Chocolate and Zucchini
Chocolate and Zucchini
Written by Clotilde Dusoulier
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780767923835
Our Price: $18.95
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

Chocolate and Zucchini
Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen
Written by Clotilde Dusoulier


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2007
Price: $18.95

Clotilde Dusoulier is a twenty-seven-year-old Parisian who adores sharing her love of all things food-related—recipes, inspirations, restaurant experiences, and above all the pleasure of cooking with the fresh ingredients found in her local Montmartre shops. But her infatuation with food was born not in her mother’s Parisian kitchen, but in San...

Read more >
Sunday Suppers at Lucques
Sunday Suppers at Lucques
Written by Suzanne Goin and Teri Gelber
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781400042159
Our Price: $35.00
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

Sunday Suppers at Lucques
Seasonal Recipes from Market to Table
Written by Suzanne Goin and Teri Gelber


Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2005
Price: $35.00

Few chefs in America have won more acclaim than Suzanne Goin, owner of Lucques restaurant. A chef of impeccable pedigree, she got her start cooking at some of the best restaurants in the world–L’Arpège. Olives, and Chez Panisse, to name a few–places where she acquired top-notch skills to match her already... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
La Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange
La Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange
Translated by Paul Aratow, Foreword by Madeleine Kamman
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781580086059
Our Price: $40.00
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

La Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange
The Original Companion for French Home Cooking
Translated by Paul Aratow
Foreword by Madeleine Kamman


Format: Hardcover, 786 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2005
Price: $40.00

First published in 1927 to educate French housewives in the art of classical cooking, LA BONNE CUISINE DE MADAME E. SAINT-ANGE has since become the bible of French cooking technique, found on every kitchen shelf in France. A housewife and a professional chef, Madame Evelyn Saint-Ange wrote in a rigorous yet... Read more >
Confessions of a French Baker
Confessions of a French Baker
Written by Peter Mayle and Gerard Auzet
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781400044740
Our Price: $16.95
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

Confessions of a French Baker
Breadmaking Secrets, Tips, and Recipes
Written by Peter Mayle and Gerard Auzet


Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2005
Price: $16.95

Attention bread lovers!

In the first of his famous books about Provence, Peter Mayle shared with us news of a bakery in the town of Cavaillon where the baking and appreciation of breads “had been elevated to the status of a minor religion.” Its name: Chez Auzet.

Now, several hundred visits later, Mayle... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
A Meal Observed
A Meal Observed
Written by Andrew Todhunter
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385720205
Our Price: $13.00
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

A Meal Observed

Written by Andrew Todhunter


Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: April 12, 2005
Price: $13.00

Awarded three stars by Michelin, Taillevent is one of the finest restaurants in the world. Todhunter spent several months working in its kitchen in preparation for the divine experience of eating a five-hour meal in the nineteenth-century dining room. From the amuse-bouche (a warm cheese puff to “amuse the mouth”) to... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
Barefoot in Paris
Barefoot in Paris
Written by Ina Garten, Photographed by Quentin Bacon
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781400049356
Our Price: $35.00
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

Barefoot in Paris
Easy French Food You Can Make at Home
Written by Ina Garten
Photographed by Quentin Bacon


Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: October 26, 2004
Price: $35.00

Hearty boeuf Bourguignon served in deep bowls over a garlic-rubbed slice of baguette toast; decadently rich croque monsieur, eggy and oozing with cheese; gossamer crème brulee, its sweetness offset by a brittle burnt-sugar topping. Whether shared in a cozy French bistro or in your own home, the romance and enduring appeal... Read more >
A Culinary Journey in Gascony
A Culinary Journey in Gascony
Written by Kate Hill
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781580085670
Our Price: $17.95
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

A Culinary Journey in Gascony
Recipes and Stories from My French Canal Boat
Written by Kate Hill


Format: Trade Paperback, 200 pages
On Sale: February 15, 2004
Price: $17.95

In the heart of the Gascony region of France sits some of the country'¬?s richest farmland, the source of foie gras, juicy strawberries, wild game, and other delectables prized throughout Europe. Through the center of this productive land winds the Canal Lat?©ral ?† la Garonne, a picturesque waterway dotted with medieval... Read more >
French Lessons
French Lessons
Written by Peter Mayle
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781400077724
Our Price: $13.95
? What's this?           amazon.com
the eBook Store from Sony
more>>
French Lessons
Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
Written by Peter Mayle


Format: eBook
On Sale: December 16, 2003
Price: $13.95

Peter Mayle, francophile phenomenon and author of A Year in Provence, brings another delightful (and delicious) account of the good life, this time exploring the gustatory pleasures to be found throughout France.

The French celebrate food and drink more than any other people, and Mayle shows us just how contagious their enthusiasm... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download and a trade paperback.
The Balthazar Cookbook
The Balthazar Cookbook
Written by Keith McNally, Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781400046355
Our Price: $37.50
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

The Balthazar Cookbook

Written by Keith McNally, Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson


Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2003
Price: $37.50

When restaurateur Keith McNally and co-chefs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson opened Balthazar in 1997, it immediately became one of the hottest restaurants in the country. Famous for its star-studded clientele, a beautiful room in the chic SoHo neighborhood, and superbly executed food, Balthazar has been embraced by New Yorkers and... Read more >
The French Chef Cookbook
The French Chef Cookbook
Written by Julia Child
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375710063
Our Price: $17.95
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

The French Chef Cookbook

Written by Julia Child


Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: August 6, 2002
Price: $17.95

All the recipes that Julia Child demonstrated on her first public television series, The French Chef -- the 119 shows that made Julia a household name and changed forever the way Americans cook. Read more >
When French Women Cook
When French Women Cook
Written by Madeleine Kamman, Foreword by Shirley O. Corriher
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781580083843
Our Price: $24.95
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

When French Women Cook
A Gastronomic Memoir
Written by Madeleine Kamman
Foreword by Shirley O. Corriher


Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2002
Price: $24.95

Long lauded as one of the world'¬?s most revered culinary instructors, French-born Madeleine Kamman'¬?s career arose from remarkably humble beginnings in central France. As a young woman, Madeleine got her training by working in a family restaurant in Touraine and in the kitchens of France'¬?s most respected regional cooks, who nourished... Read more >
The French Menu Cookbook
The French Menu Cookbook
Written by Richard Olney, Introduction by Paul Bertolli
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781580083850
Our Price: $29.95
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

The French Menu Cookbook

Written by Richard Olney
Introduction by Paul Bertolli


Format: Hardcover, 456 pages
On Sale: May 3, 2002
Price: $29.95

As those who knew him will attest, Francophile and food writer Richard Olney was one of a kind-a writerly cook who had a tremendous influence on American cooking via his well-worn cottage on a hillside in Provence. Born in the Midwest in 1927 and drawn to France at the tender age... Read more >
French Lessons
French Lessons
Written by Peter Mayle
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375705618
Our Price: $13.95
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

French Lessons
Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
Written by Peter Mayle


Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2002
Price: $13.95

Peter Mayle, francophile phenomenon and author of A Year in Provence, brings another delightful (and delicious) account of the good life, this time exploring the gustatory pleasures to be found throughout France.

The French celebrate food and drink more than any other people, and Mayle shows us just how contagious their enthusiasm... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download and an eBook.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I
Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I
Written by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780375413407
Our Price: $40.00
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I

Written by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck


Format: Hardcover, 752 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2001
Price: $40.00

This is the classic cookbook, in its entirety—all 524 recipes.

“Anyone can cook in the French manner anywhere,” wrote Mesdames Beck, Bertholle, and Child, “with the right instruction.” And here is the book that, for more than forty years, has been teaching Americans how.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking is for both... Read more >
Clementine in the Kitchen
Clementine in the Kitchen
Written by Samuel Chamberlain, Introduction by Ruth Reichl
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375756641
Our Price: $16.00
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

Clementine in the Kitchen

Written by Samuel Chamberlain
Introduction by Ruth Reichl


Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: February 20, 2001
Price: $16.00

The Chamberlain family spent a dozen blissful years in pre World War II France, with their beloved cook, Clementine, learning the gustatory pleasures of snail hunting in their backyard and bottling their own wine. When war rumblings sent them scurrying Stateside, Clementine refused to be left behind and made a new... Read more >
Julia's Kitchen Wisdom
Julia's Kitchen Wisdom
Written by Julia Child
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780375411519
Our Price: $22.95
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

Julia's Kitchen Wisdom
Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking
Written by Julia Child


Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: November 14, 2000
Price: $22.95

Julia Child has given us answers to these and other questions in the ten masterful volumes she has publishedover the past 40 years. But which book do you go to for which solution? Now, in this little volume, you can find the answers immediately.

Information is arranged according to subject matter, with... Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a trade paperback.
Page 1 of 1
View past category highlights: