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A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France | 
 enlarge | Author: Georgeanne Brennan
Publisher: Harvest Books
Category: Book
List Price: $13.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 124433
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0156033240
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5944
EAN: 9780156033244
ASIN: 0156033240
Publication Date: April 7, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: AA-6
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Product Description
Georgeanne Brennan moved to Provence in 1970, seeking a simpler life. She set off on her many adventures in Provencale cuisine by tracking down a herd of goats, a cool workshop, some rennet, and the lost art of making fresh goat cheese. From this first effort throughout her time in Provence, Brennan transformed from novice fromagere to renowned, James Beard Foundation Award–winning cookbook author and food writer.
A Pig in Provence is the story of how Georgeanne Brennan fell in love with Provence. But it’s also the story of making a life beyond the well-trodden path and the story of how food can unite a community. In loving detail, Brennan tells of the herders who maintain a centuries-old grazing route, of the community feast that brings a town to one table, and of the daily rhythms and joys of living by the cycles of food and nature.
Sprinkled with recipes that offer samples of Brennan’s Provencale cooking, A Pig in Provence is a food memoir that urges you to savor every morsel.
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 Too Much Recipe Preparation September 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have always enjoyed books on people who have moved to France and taken up residency. This book fit the bill, but only in a limited way. It was filled with far too many details on preparing particular Provencal dishes. While I enjoy good food, and learning more about French cuisine, I don't need to know the details of slaughtering a lamb or pig.
 Pig in Provence May 9, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great little book about Rural France and a difference culture - you get a feeling thru the writer as to how things have maybe changed but hopefully stayed the same - it's a good fast read
Un cochon en Provence April 26, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Rather evocative but wish it were fulleer and longer. The recipes could have been rather more original
truly enjoyable memoir January 8, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is not only an immensely enjoyable memoir of provencal living which is so easy to read, it has a useful overview of subjects such as mushroom collecting with practical receipes at the end of each chapter. I have ALOT of books about americans living in France and this is one of my favorites to date.
Fantastic read December 7, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a fantastic story about one woman's introduction to and exploration of life in Provence. The book takes you on a culinary journey through the region, with beautiful introductions to specialties of the area. Each chapter features a different major Provence food: truffles, goat cheese, garlic, etc and ends with a recipe that has been featured in the narrative. For those who want understand the relationship between the land, the food, and the people of Provence, this book is highly recommended.
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