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13 Best French Cooking Books

Goal: Find the best French Cooking books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best french cooking books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

13 Best French Cooking Books

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1

Larousse Gastronomique

The World's Greatest Culinary Encyclopedia

by Librairie Larousse

2

The Complete Bocuse

by Paul Bocuse

3

Escoffier

Le Guide Culinaire

by Auguste Escoffier

4

Le Repertoire De La Cuisine

The World Renowned Classic Used by the Experts

by Louis Saulnier

5

Mastering the Art of French Cooking

A Cookbook

by Julia Child

6

The French Laundry Cookbook

by Thomas Keller

7

Paul Bocuse's French Cooking

by Paul Bocuse

Also recommended by:

Eric Ripert

8

Alexandre Gauthier

Chef, La Grenouillère

by Alexandre Gauthier

9

Bistronomy

Recipes from the Best New Paris Bistros

by Jane Sigal

10

Cuisine Minceur

by Michel Guerard

11

Grand Livre de Cuisine

Alain Ducasse's Desserts and Pastries

by Alain Ducasse

12

Let's Eat France!

1,250 specialty foods, 375 iconic recipes, 350 topics, and 260 personalities

by François-Régis Gaudry

13

The Escoffier Cookbook and Guide to the Fine Art of Cookery

For Connoisseurs, Chefs, Epicures Complete With 2973 Recipes

by Auguste Escoffier

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Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

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