Chef Q in Paris: The Winter Collection

#1 Amazon Best-Selling Author in French Cooking, Food & Wine “This collection of winter recipes is sure to warm your belly... An excellent addition to anyone's kitchen.” – January Gray Reviews Wish you could spend a cozy winter in Paris? You can—from the comfort of your own home with this cookbook by Parisian private chef Didier Quémener. Learn how to quickly and easily whip up French comfort food that will keep a smile on your face all season long. And discover helpful tips and anecdotes that will make you feel as if you’ve just shared an afternoon chatting with the chef! This collection of tasty recipes also features: The secret to making a light and flavorful French Onion Soup (Chef Didier shares his grandmother’s recipe) A list to help you pair the perfect tea with your macarons A decadent Valentine’s Day menu that will put a little romance in the air Make Chef Q in Paris: The Winter Collection your go-to cookbook for delicious, quick and easy recipes that will delight you—and leave your guests shouting bravo! Author Interview Why did you choose to focus on seasonal cooking? Seasonal products are the key to great cooking! To truly enjoy food at its best, we have to appreciate what nature gives us—and at the time when it's ready to be on our plates. For instance, I can't see myself cooking a cherry pie in December or a French apple tart in June! Follow the seasons, and logically your meals will be tastier. French cuisine sounds delicious but French cooking sounds hard. Are your recipes easy? Involved? Somewhere in-between? That's another myth that needs a good debunking! Like all great cuisine in this world, French cuisine started in the countryside where people had to be wise and frugal, using products available to them at a given time. Today, French "haute-cuisine" is a different ballgame, but when it comes to traditional, original and tasty French cooking, there is nothing complicated about it. The recipe? A bit of time, the right products and the right method! You're a French-American chef living in Paris who sometimes works in the U.K. and often travels the world. I'm guessing I'll find international influences in your cookbook, and not just French recipes, right? You're correct! That's what I love about traveling: being exposed to a variety of cuisines, products, stories behind recipes, etc. I love to learn about new foods and ingredients, and see how the locals use them in their cooking. Then I bring my discoveries back to my own kitchen!