We’re please to announce Roost Books’ first book trailer! Before you read another word, take two minutes to watch it. Did you do it? Quel délice, n’est-ce pas? Béatrice Peltre’s approach to food is about more than just recipes (though there are more than a hundred of those here, with glorious photographs too)—it’s about an approach to life that takes delight in simple pleasures and in sharing them with the people we love. That little video captures something of the spirit. But to really get it, you’ll need to get the book and make her Tartine with Walnut, Lemon, and Ricotta Pesto and Sautéed Mushrooms for yourself; or her Eggplant, Lamb, and Winter Squash Crumble; or maybe her Saffron-Flavored Crab and Watercress Souflée; or . . .
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It looks delicious! The food, the book… everything!