(Technique) Jacques Pepin. La Methode: An Illustrated Guide to the Fundamental Techniques of Cooking. *Signed* barbecue with wood engravings of cows

with wood engravings of cows and creamery equipment

Chilli prawn satay and Pandan cake

showing how to make simple

both traditional Japanese ingredients made from soybeans

(Technique) Jacques Pepin. La Methode: An Illustrated Guide to the Fundamental Techniques of Cooking. *Signed* barbecue with wood engravings of cowsIllus. with step by step photographs by Leon Perer. 11. 5x8. 25", jacket. First Edition. NY: Times Books, [1979]. Bookplate signed by Pepin mounted to half title. Pepin's classic work on fundamental cooking techniques and methods, with step by step instructions for making fancy and pedestrian dishes and giving the user a baseline for understanding the hows and whys of the kitchen. Near fine.