Le grand bordel

What a mess, what a glorious jumble! For this opulent book, a Provençal chef, the nephew of Picasso's cook, and his North German Francophile friends, the operators of Brasserie La Provence, have gathered their finest recipes along with a good pound of delicious memories from their pantries. With a lot of love and great imagination, they have prepared an incomparable banquet – a journey through styles and decades. You will be served not only traditional South French favorites but also incredible stories and anecdotes about family and very famous people: in one chapter, you enjoy a cocktail with the Windsors, in the next, you sit at Dior's table, and at some point, after a detour to an Italian palace, a car race, and a move from Paris, you find yourself, slightly hungover, in Picasso's studio for a late déjeuner. A book full of charm and photographs, so lavish that you could take digestive walks in it, and with texts that leave you wanting seconds.