"What happened when nature writer Rinella planned a three-night, 45-course gourmet meal based on wild game recipes found in Auguste Escoffier's definitive Le Guide Culinaire (1903)? Readers go along for the ride in this expanded version of an article originally written for Outside magazine. For a year, Rinella roamed America with his hunting buddies and vegetarian girlfriend in search of eel, elk, frog legs, wild boar, squab, and numerous other ingredients required by Escoffier's recipes. Considering most people's packaged-food tastes, these dishes may sound alien at best. But to the author, who takes pride and pleasure in gathering food off the land, the king of European haute cuisine's recipes couldn't be better suited. Readers of outdoor humorist Patrick McManus will find Rinella's airy style very similar and often as funny. Vegetarians should steer clear, however, since the book is devoted to hunting, fishing, and raising animals for the ultimate incredible feast. Recommended for public libraries and where interest is high in hunting and fishing.-Maureen J. Delaney-Lehman, Lake Superior State Univ. Lib., Sault Ste. Marie, MI Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information."--Library Journal.
|
