La Bonne Table

A glorious celebration of a lifetime love affair with the art of dining, by the author of the classic Madeline series. Here is the best of Bemelmans on the subject he loved most: la bonne table. The entrancing memories and charming pictures assembled here transport the reader behind the scenes of the great hotels of Europe and America. Memorable dishes, the eccentric geniuses of the kitchen who created them, the opulent and often astonishing patrons who ordered them, the legendary wines and the occasions they toasted, are all evoked in his rich and piquant prose.