Acclaimed international chef Jean-Paul Weber understands the magic of the kitchen and the joys of preparing a delicious meal. Now he has compiled an easy-to-follow cookbook to help amateur cooks create dishes with a continental flair.
In A Promenade through Jean-Paul's Kitchen, Weber offers a selection of his favorite recipes from his decades of work in some of the best restaurants in Europe and America. There are show-stopping recipes such as vichyssoise and bûche de Noël, as well as simpler recipes such as West Coast fish stew and sweet and savory tarts.
Weber also shares beloved recipes from his native village of Ingwiller in Alsace, France, including recipes for his father's quiche and his mother's handmade ravioli. In addition, readers will learn how to make some classic sauces associated with French cuisine, tasty side dishes, and sinfully delicious desserts.
Intermingled with Weber's recipes are a variety of useful cooking tips: how to craft the perfect hors d'oeuvre, how to make a stunning centerpiece entrée, and how to cook beef, poultry, pork, seafood, lamb, and veal.
The cookbook's pages are enlivened with drawings and charming anecdotes and memories of Weber's youth in Alsace as well as folklore connected with many of the recipes.
About the Author: Jean-Paul Weber was born and raised in Alsace, France, where his family of restaurateurs instilled in him a love of food and cooking.
Weber studied at the Ecole Hôtelière in Strasbourg, and then went on to polish his culinary skills in some of the top-rated restaurants in Europe. Later, he traveled to the United States to open a branch of Restaurant Chez Maxim's in Chicago and eventually started his own restaurant there. While in Chicago, he
appeared on television programs to share his expertise.
Weber then moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and opened the Jean-Paul Restaurant Français, which served fine French cuisine and received a four-star rating in the Mobil Travel Guide. Weber also starred in the cooking show Cooking with Continental Flavor.
For a time, Weber was the resident manager of the estate and staff of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan. Now retired, he lives in Southern California.
