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Ismail
Merchant's Paris: Filming and Feasting in France
By Ismail Merchant
77 illustrations, including 57 plates in
full color
Hardcover - 144 pages (October 1999)
Harry N Abrams; ISBN: 0810941627 ; Dimensions
(in inches): 0.87 x 10.31 x 9.38
Film,
food, and cooking are Ismail Merchant's great passions. And nowhere
are these passions more intertwined than in France, where Merchant
has made eight films, among them Surviving Picasso and A
Soldier's Daughter Never Cries. In this treat for film buffs
and food lovers, illustrated throughout with color photographs,
Merchant serves up hilarious vignettes from his filmmaking days
in France as well as mouth-watering stories about the many memorable
French meals he's prepared and enjoyed. To top it all off, he presents
his 40 favorite French recipes, from culinary masterworks created
by famed four-star chefs to actress Jeanne Moreau's pâte
de pomme.
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