The Best of the Best and More - Couverture souple

The Editors Of Best Of Bridge

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ISBN 10 : 077880299X ISBN 13 : 9780778802990

Editeur : Robert Rose, 2012

Synopsis

All the same recipes you've come to love and rely on over the years -- now in a new handy, concealed wire-o hardcover binding -- still at the same price.

The acclaimed Best of Bridge cookbooks have become an international phenomenon, selling millions of copies across Canada and the U.S. to those who want tried and true recipes with outstanding results. These delicious and dependable recipes offer tantalizing dishes created from ingredients that are readily available at your local grocery store.

The combination of always familiar ingredients, always simple gourmet results as well as the Best of Bridge's legendary humor means that they are culinary gems that you'll turn to time and time again. And now the two perennial bestsellers are in the NEW concealed wire-o hardcover binding that cooks across North America have come to love.

So whether you need to replace your much-worn and much-used copy, or simply want to create a new collection featuring the new binding, you've now got the opportunity with the reissue of these classics.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

About The Ladies of the Best of Bridge

In 1975, at a weekend getaway, eight women friends had an idea: Since a consistent highlight of their decade-old bridge group was the food they prepared and shared together, perhaps they should think about writing a cookbook. This spur-of-the-moment notion was the impetus for The Best of Bridge, which went on to become one of the most successful brands in Canadian publishing.

From the outset, "The Ladies of the Best of Bridge," as they like to be known, had a unconventional vision of how their business would be run. It would be a partnership of equals, a celebration of friendship and -- perhaps most of all -- it would be fun. The bank manager who approved their first loan warned them they would never stay friends. They vowed to prove him wrong.

More than 30 years and three million copies later, the ladies are enjoying the last laugh. In addition to creating a phenomenally successful business, they have remained close friends with fond memories of all the good times they've shared. "We had a lot of fun," they say now. "And the media loved us because we were just regular mothers who showed up wearing matching aprons. Sometimes people were astonished that the recipes actually worked, which amazed us because we knew what we were doing."

Not surprisingly, from time to time, life intervened to rock their idyll. "Like a large family, we've experienced everything -- divorce, major illness and deaths," they comment. Not only have they lost parents, husbands and children, two of the partners are deceased.

But the brand lives on -- not only in kitchens, but also in the hearts and minds of Canadians from coast to coast. Written in a welcoming style, the recipes are easy to execute, yet produce gourmet r

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Robert Rose
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 077880299X
• ISBN 13: 9780778802990
• Reliure: Couverture à spirales
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible