With style, charm, and affection for his native France and adopted America, Franey takes us into his life in the world of food, interweaving his story with irresistible recipes and, here and there, impulsively giving away a chef’s secrets.

He takes us into his childhood in Burgundy, where the bountiful produce and the high respect accorded to the preparation of food grounded Franey in a tradition that would serve him well when he began his apprenticeship at age fourteen in Paris restaurants. In A Chef’s Tale, Franey relives the days of America’s French food revolution and adds immeasurably to our sophistication about the great world of French cooking—and about cooking itself.

Other cookbooks by this author

• The Best of Craig Claiborne: 1,000 Recipes from His New York Times Food Columns and Four of His Classic Cookbooks
• A Chef's Tale: A Memoir of Food, France and America
• Classic French Cooking (2 books in Slipcase) (Foods of the World series)
• Classic French Cooking (Foods of the World)
• Classic French Cooking (Foods of the World)
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics for Dummies
• Cooking Basics For Dummies
• Cooking Basics For Dummies
• Cooking Basics For Dummies
• Cooking Basics For Dummies, 3rd Edition
• Cooking for Dummies
• Cooking for Dummies
• Cooking For Dummies
• Cooking with Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey: More Than 600 New Recipes from the New York Times
• Cooking with Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey: More Than 600 New Recipes from the New York Times
• Cooking With The 60-Minute Gourmet: 300 Rediscovered Recipes from Pierre Franey's Classic New York Times Column
• Craig Claiborne's Gourmet Diet
• Craig Claiborne's Gourmet Diet
• Craig Claiborne's Gourmet Diet
• Craig Claiborne's Gourmet Diet
• Cuisine Rapide: A Classic Cookbook from the 60-Minute Gourmet
• Cuisine Rapide: Book of Changes
• Cuisine Rapide: Based on the PBS Television series
• Dessert For Dummies
• Grilling for Dummies
• Grilling for Dummies
• Grilling for Dummies
• Grilling for Dummies
• Jane Brody's Good Seafood Book: A Guide to Healthy Eating with More Than 230 Low-Fat Recipes
• The Master Cooking Course: A Step-by-Step Illustrated Guide to the Preparation and Techniques of Four Gourmet Meals
• The New New York Times Cookbook
• The New New York Times Cookbook
• The New York Times 60-Minute Gourmet: The Classic Bestselling Cookbook with Introduction by Craig Claiborne
• The New York Times 60-Minute Gourmet
• The New York Times 60-Minute Gourmet: The Classic Bestselling Cookbook with Introduction by Craig Claiborne
• The New York Times 60-Minute Gourmet
• The New York Times 60-Minute Gourmet
• The New York Times 60-Minute Gourmet
• The New York Times 60-Minute Gourmet
• The New York Times 60-Minute Gourmet (Boxed)
• The New York Times 60-Minute Gourmet 2 Vols. Boxed
• The New York Times 60-Minute Gourmet, 2 Vols. Boxed
• The New York Times More 60-Minute Gourmet
• The New York Times More 60-Minute Gourmet
• The New York Times More 60-Minute Gourmet
• Pierre Franey Cooks With His Friends
• Pierre Franey's Cooking in America
• Pierre Franey's Cooking in America
• Pierre Franey's Cooking in America
• Pierre Franey's Cooking in France: The Companion Book to the Public Television Series
• Pierre Franey's Kitchen
• Pierre Franey's Kitchen
• Pierre Franey's Low-Calorie Gourmet: The New York Times 60-Minute Gourmet's Lighter Approach to Classic Cuisine
• Pierre Franey's Low-Calorie Gourmet: The New York Times 60-Minute Gourmet's Lighter Approach to Classic Cuisine
• The Seafood Cookbook: Classic to Contemporary
• Veal Cookery