there will be menus
with his first cookbook
as well as some lesser-known regional favorites to pair with rice such as Pad Sator (stir-fried bitter beans) from the south and Nam Prik Ong (Ong’s spicy pork and tomato chile dip) from the north
Much more than your average weeknight cookbook
(Fruit) Leclerc, Henri. Les Fruits de France: Historique, Dietetique & Therapeutique Housekeeping there will be menus273 + numerous ad pp. Illus. with elegant vignettes at the top of each chapter. Dec. tan wrappers. First Edition. Paris: Masson & Co., 1925. A beautiful book on the history and uses of French fruit (and the occasional nut), including chapters on cherries, raspberries, peaches, medlars, pistachios, almonds, quince, apricots, pears, jujubes, chestnuts, etc. Some wear along spine; half title cut in half, else very good. Scarce. (3)