Arrazat Aubergines Inside a Languedoc Kitchen edition by Patrick Moon Cookbooks Food Wine eBooks
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In the sequel to Virgile’s Vineyard, Patrick Moon explores the world of
Languedoc food and cuisine.
Returning to his challenging home in southern France, Patrick could easily fill the days protecting infant vines from marauding wild boar and hiding baby truffle oaks from unscrupulous neighbours. However, the local campsite café has just been transformed into an ambitious new restaurant and he is intrigued by the talented young chef’s determination to achieve perfection on a shoestring.
Patrick soon finds himself pitching in, sleeves rolled up, to spend a year 'backstage' and share the triumphs, disasters and sheer hard work in a small but serious French restaurant kitchen. But will the VIP diners guess that he has never made mayonnaise before? Or that he put the wrong sauce on the starter?
Not content with all this, Patrick also embarks on a wider exploration of the Languedoc’s finest produce for the table, from mighty household names to eccentric peasant smallholdings. Throughout the seasons, his quest uncovers the secrets of olive oil and salt production, the mysteries of Ricard and the Roquefort caves, and the miracle of the sparkling Perrier spring. He even finds time to visit some of the region’s top chefs for more 'behind the scenes' discoveries.
But there are always the vines and olives, not to mention aubergines, demanding attention at home…
First published in 2005, Arrazat’s Aubergines, Patrick’s second book, is a great stand-alone read for any Francophile, food-lover or armchair chef, deploying a colourful cast of entertaining characters and a rich vein of humour to deliver a wealth of fascinating information. For fans of its predecessor, Virgile’s Vineyard, it also continues the story of many favourite figures, including Virgile himself.
Arrazat Aubergines Inside a Languedoc Kitchen edition by Patrick Moon Cookbooks Food Wine eBooks
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Arrazat Aubergines Inside a Languedoc Kitchen edition by Patrick Moon Cookbooks Food Wine eBooks Reviews
I'm afraid this book's best attribute was that it put me to sleep quickly every night. My husband and I have reread Patrick Moon's first book Virgile's Vineyard at least 3 times each and so I was hoping for more humour than this one provided - actually, I don't think I chuckled once. It is very interesting to learn all about the workings of a restaurant, about Perrier and Roquefort cheese but this felt more like a reference book than a biography. Perhaps it's because I am comparing it to the first book. I would have liked more talk about the people and their inter-relationships.
A narrative of a year spent inside the kitchen of an ambitious young chef in the Languedoc region of France. This is not a cookbook, it is a story of one man's dream as he follows a year of working in the kitchen, visiting suppliers, investigation that region of France (on the Med, not too far from the Spanish border). It's a story of love. Mr. Moon has clearly discovered where he wants to be and has been able to arrange his life so that he can be there.
He reports that all of these stories are true, well, if not exactly true, they are inspired by real experience. It's a fun book
If you enjoyed Virgile's Vineyard, Patrick Moon's first book about his life in the Languedoc, you will certainly enjoy this follow-up. And if you haven't read either you're in for a treat! The story continues with the initial cast of larger than life characters. But this time the focus is on rising star chef Laurent Arrazat and his efforts to get his new restaurant off the ground. And it's interwoven with a truly fascinating culinary tour of the Languedoc that features classics from the region - Roquefort cheese, Cassoulet etc - as well as lesser known delights like Pelardon goat's cheese. I particularly liked the passages on the honey artisan (proving bees are utterly fascinating) and the 'eccentric' bio/organic tomato seed producer Pascale Poot - sticking two fingers up to the giants of the GMO food industry. But the author's descriptions of his year-long kitchen 'apprenticeship' are equally engaging - underlining the firm impression I gained from Virgile's Vineyard that he's a truly gifted writer. Overall an absolute joy to read and thoroughly recommended, particularly if you're fortunate enough to spend time discovering this wonderful region.
Following on from Virgile's Vineyard, Patrick is back in the Languedoc but on a more permanent basis and it is the food that piques his interest this time. Many of the people we met in book one are back, enriching and hindering Patrick’s life, but also encouraging his love of food. Neighbour Manu and his wife persuade him to dig a large potager and fill it with their favourite vegetables. Winemaker Virgile takes him to lunch at Laurent Arrazat’s new restaurant where he finds himself invited to follow behind the scenes and learn about food from a master chef. As well as trying his best to keep up and help out during busy services, Patrick also makes many other foodie visits during the year to meet cheese makers, snail farmers, honey producers, salt masters, oyster farmers and more. This book often made me hungry and despite the privilege of learning what goes on in a French restaurant kitchen it was the visits to the local producers I enjoyed the most and it has made me more determined to get out and explore my local producers.
The antics of his neighbours, as in book one, regularly made me chuckle and having read these two books back to back I’m going to miss the daily goings on of Manu and Patrick.
This book has recently been updated and re-released and would be ideal for those who love life in France memoirs, plus those with an interest in French wine and the food of the Languedoc. But be warned, it will make you hungry and want to visit the area.
Delightful book about life in Languedoc.
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