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Classic Koffmann

A Chef's Cookbook
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A FRENCH CULINARY CLASSIC REISSUED Winner 'Cooking from a Professional Point of View' - James Beard Foundation Awards 2017 Winner 'Best French Cuisine Book' - Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2016 Classic Koffmann offers a masterclass in all that's best in the French culinary tradition and is... Read More
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Celebrating 50 years of Pierre Koffmann's stellar career as a chef, this beautifully photographed book captures the essence of Pierre's cooking.

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A FRENCH CULINARY CLASSIC REISSUED

Winner 'Cooking from a Professional Point of View' - James Beard Foundation Awards 2017

Winner 'Best French Cuisine Book' - Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2016

Classic Koffmann offers a masterclass in all that's best in the French culinary tradition and is a must-have cookery book. There's no doubt that it's Pierre Koffmann, the three Michelin-starred chef, who is the granddaddy of French cuisine in Britain. This book celebrates his career in the kitchen with a superlative collection of his classic recipes.

Ranging as you would expect from EntΓ©es to Desserts, and everything in between, Classic Koffmann is a worthy successor to Pierre's Memories of Gascony, which earned him the prestigious Glenfiddich Award in 1990. As if its collection of over 100 star recipes from the master chef wasn't enough, Classic Koffmann is also beautifully illustrated with photography by master photographer, David Loftus.

What's more, having been described as 'the chef of chefs' and 'the chef all other chefs look up to', it's no surprise that many of his protΓ©gΓ©s, the likes of Marco Pierre White, Gordon Ramsey, Bruno Loubet, Tom Aikens, William Curley, Helena Puolakka, Tom Kitchin, Eric Chavot, and Paul Rhodes have declared themselves 'honoured' to contribute to this epoch-making book.

This younger generation of chefs, who are all culinary luminaries in their own right, have added their own special stories of their training with Pierre, the insights they gained from him and, of course, their paeans of praise for the man who set them on their path in the world of cooking.

A masterclass in all that's best in the French culinary tradition.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781836009436

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: White Lion Publishing

Contributors:

  • By David Loftus

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 750g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Arriving in Britain in 1970 and expecting to stay only a few months, PIERRE KOFFMANN is still here. Work at Le Gavroche led to his appointment as Head Chef at The Waterside Inn, where he helped the Roux brothers achieve two Michelin stars. In 1977 Pierre opened La Tante Claire in Chelsea, where he introduced Londoners to the Gascon cooking taught him by his grandmother, Camille. This venture won him three Michelin stars. Pierre's next move was to The Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge where, after a brief absence, he returned in 2009. True to his roots, Pierre continues to serve the classic provincial French food that has become his hallmark.

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