Love classic French dishes? Love atmospheric photos of France? This book is a Francophile's delight, with more than 200 recipes collected by chef and television personality Gabriel Gaté, illuminated with full page color photos depicting the dishes themselves and the places they came from. Gaté visited local markets, cafés, fine restaurants, and patisseries from Normandy to Provence, discovering new chefs and uncovering original recipes that showcase the range of the country's traditional culinary heritage. This is real food, made from produce that is ripe and in season, be it simple tarts and gratins or delicate fish stews, an herbed cheese dip from Lyon or Savoie sponge cakes.