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Who among us has not dreamed of leaving the rat race behind to follow our heart's desire--and who among us has actually taken that leap of faith? Orlando Murrin, a former journalist and cook, did exactly that when he gave up his life in London to open a gourmet bed-and-breakfast with his partner in southwestern France. A Table in the Tarn is Murrin's intimate account of how he painstakingly transformed the simple 19th-century Manoir de Raynaudes into a celebrated gastronomic destination. Beautifully written and photographed, this cookbook and food memoir includes more than 80 recipes for the Anglo-French dishes that have brought the Manoir acclaim, along with tales of the extraordinary people and gorgeous countryside of the unspoiled Tarn Valley. A feast for food lovers and Francophiles alike, A Table in the Tarn is a truly evocative story of life in a rural paradise.
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Summary: Living in rural France
This was a most enjoyable book. The author brought charm to the telling and you felt like you were there too. The photos are beautiful and it's lovely to read about remodeling and refurbishing a wonderful old home into a Bed & Breakfast Inn. The later part of the book gives delicious recipes and thoughts on wines for each meal presentation.
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Summary: Delightful Foodie read
This is a cute book about Londoners who renovated a Bed and Breakfast . The recipe reviewed in the late Gourmet for Cheese Bread is very delicious.
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Summary: a really good read.
I loved this book from beginning to end. Tried a couple of the recipes and bought a second copy for a cooking loving friend for Christmas. It is my secret wish to do this having spent a month in Aix de Provence in the 60's. But this books is as good as it gets right now.
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Summary: Travel to the South of France without ever leaving your chair
Books provide a form of escape unlike any other. For those of you whose favorite mode of transport are travel and food writing books,//A Table in the Tarn//by Orlando Murrin should positively be the next addition to your library. This book is a delightful memoir and photo journal detailing Murrin's and his partner's adventures as they transition from the fast-paced city life of London to the quiet, rural life of the Tarn region in the South of France.
The first part of the book describes the pair's many challenges and successes in their new hometown, Raynaudes, and chronicles their journey from house hunting to long distance renovating to finally settling in France and opening their own bed and breakfast, the Manior de Raynaudes. The reader is then taken on a virtual tour through the surrounding town and is introduced to neighbors whose families have inhabited the area for generations, as well as shops, outdoor markets, and other points of interest in the area. This part of the book concludes where it began, back at the bed and breakfast, offering details of the design and cultivation of the property's impressive gardens, the different types of accommodations offered and, to the delight of die-hard foodies, a complete timeline of a day in the life of the manor's busy kitchen.
While the first part of the book teases the reader by presenting an occasional mouth-watering recipe, the second part of the book fully satisfies in its contents of almost nothing but recipes. Mostly created by Murrin himself, the recipes incorporate both French and English influences and showcase his background in working with the British food magazines //BBC Good Food// and //Olive//, as well as his standing as a semi-finalist on the cooking show //Masterchef//.
The recipes are uniquely inspired, easy to follow, and turn out just as you think they will. Appetizers such as "Roquefort and Walnut Shortbreads" (delicious and decadent, savory, cream-filled sandwich "cookies") and "Le Cake" (an olive and cheese-flavored quick bread) demonstrate Murrin's playfulness and innovation in the kitchen. Recipes for updated versions of French classics (such as a beautiful, deconstructed ratatouille or a sublime endive tart tatin) show that Murrin puts just as much thought into his side dishes as he does the other parts of the meal.
The book also offers recipes for flavorful soups, robust main courses, luscious sauces, and delectable desserts. Tucked away among the recipes are highlighted instructional sections, each no more than a couple of pages in length, that detail subjects ranging from making flavored foams, homemade stocks, and ice creams to guidelines for purchasing dairy products and flours in France.
//A Table in the Tarn// is truly one of those books that has a perfect balance of stories from abroad and fantastic recipes. Anyone who typically experiences a sense of loss when they know that a great book is coming to its end can be comforted in knowing that returning to prepare recipes from this book is also a guaranteed trip back to the Manoir de Raynaudes.
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Andrea Rappaport
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Summary: Love this book
I have really been enjoying this book. It is well written and I have had a chance to make several recipes, all of which I would repeat. The granola recipe will probably become my go to for my everyday stash. The pictures and text are inspiring, make you really want to hop on a plane. I didn't give it 5 stars because the author seems to be an advocate of the microwave, there are a lot of recipes that call for its use, and I am not. I suppose this may be a necessity in a semi-professional kitchen, but this was a very slight turn off for me.Otherwise, a fantastic book I would recommend buying.
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