Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
A cookbook with a difference, The Gastronomical Tourist combines easy-to-prepare bistro recipes with an elegant and witty remembrance of things past. Author Arthur Bloomfield serves up culinary adventures abroad, without forgetting the edible treasures in his own backyard. Tales of rich, rewarding, and sometimes hilarious dining and life experiences transport the reader and diner to gastronomic hot spots from Corsica to California, Tuscany to Manhattan, Strasbourg to Santa Fe. Bloomfield discovers "Trouffade Auvergnate" in the idyllic pastureland of Central France, "Chocolate Souffle Caruso" on Italy's Amalfi Coast, and many more epicurial delights.