Rise to the Occasion: A French Food Experience. Cet article n’est pas disponible.Rise to the Occasion: A French Food Experience

The owners of rise n° 1 restaurant share their take on cooking and entertaining in this beautifully photographed book. Recipes for soufflés, salads, soups, seafoods, tarts, and more illustrate their dedication to food and tradition. Do not miss some of their favorite guests and coveted annual events, which you will find covered throughout the book. Anecdotes and ideas for entertaining round out this charming volume.

A celebration of food, tradition, and the French lifestyle, this unique collection of recipes, anecdotes, and photographs from rise, an oasis of French cuisine in Dallas, offers readers nothing short of a completely transformative sensory experience.

With a menu designed to complement and celebrate the restaurant's masterpiece dish--the soufflé--rise specializes in nurturing the body and soul. Savory and sweet soufflés, bright salads, and artisanal cheeses are among the highlights of the eatery's simple and elegant menu.

Amid sections discussing entertaining and food consciousness, Rise to the Occasion presents recipes such as escargot soufflé, apricot galette, hay roasted duck, and chocolate soufflé. Illustrated step-by-step instructions will enable any interested eater to master the art of the soufflé. Much more than a cookbook, this elegant volume offers Francophiles and foodies an opportunity to experience the true passion and pleasure of eating.

Epicure and Francophile Hedda Gioia Dowd is the creative founder of rise restaurant in Dallas, Texas. In 2008, she opened the premier French restaurant along with renowned chef Cherif Brahmi to bring the French experience to Dallas. Rise has received rave reviews from the New York Times, the Dallas Morning News, Texas Monthly, D Magazine, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, among others. The restaurant's light and classic French fare has a few clever twists, but the focus of the menu is on the soufflé. In addition to working in the culinary world, Dowd's love of French-style cooking and entertaining led her to found Antique Harvest in 1997, a unique company that collects and sells fine French antiques for everyday living. Dowd's endeavor met with great critical acclaim, and she received attention from publications such as Food & Wine, Town & Country, and Martha Stewart Living. Despite her lack of formal culinary training, Dowd's experience and love for the French lifestyle have made her an expert on both the country's food and culture. Born to an Italian father and a French mother, she has spent every summer since childhood in France and her passion for French food grew with her. Dowd resides in Dallas.

Cherif Brahmi is the executive chef and owner of rise, where he makes beautiful French fare approachable and fun, focusing the menu on savory and sweet soufflés. Classically trained in France, Brahmi has studied with some of the greats, including the Troisgros brothers, Paul Bocuse, and Jean LaFont. He has contributed his culinary skills to such events as Savor Dallas, the Les Dames d'Escoffier Dallas Chapter Annual Raiser Grazer, and the CityArts Celebration in the Dallas Arts District. He lives in Dallas, Texas.