Alla ricerca della madeleine

Memory is essential for those who, like Marcel Proust, go in search of lost time, but it is also fundamental for those who go in search of the recipes of times past. Browsing through the kitchens of the Guermantes, the Verdurins, Françoise and the Grand Hotel of Balbec  Alla ricerca della madeleine leads us into the world of the Belle Époque proposing the most sumptuous dishes of the novel such as salade japonaise, more traditional dishes such as bœuf en gelée and simpler ones such as the madeleine, that sweet with such a pretty name that triggered in the mind of the French novelist the journey back in time, in which the taste buds become the organ that triggers the most delicious but also the most terrible memories. Luca Glebb Miroglio’s book is a guide to the cuisine of La Recherche that will delight Proust’s admirers and tantalize new readers, inviting them to savor one of Europe’s greatest novels.