A pranzo con Babette

In this book by Allegra Alacevich, a cold wind blows on the beautiful jagged coastline, while a mysterious French cook fiddles in the small kitchen: it is Babette, who is preparing the succulent lunch that will change the lives of the small Danish community that has welcomed her… And perhaps the lives of all of us. From cailles, to blinis and turtle consommé, through Amontillado, Veuve Cliquot and Clos Vougeot, here is the accurate menu developed by Karen Blixen to make our mouths water. One of the most popular meals of all times, for its slightly Nordic charm and French elegance, seasoned with nostalgia, regret and, the main ingredient, a serene melancholy. The text is enriched by the most famous recipes of the Danish tradition.