{"product_id":"duck-season-eating-drinking-and-other-misadventures-in-gascony-frances-last-best-place-paperback","title":"Duck Season: Eating, Drinking, and Other Misadventures in Gascony--France's Last Best Place - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid McAninch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delicious memoir about the eight months food writer David McAninch spent in Gascony--a deeply rural region of France virtually untouched by mass tourism--meeting extraordinary characters and eating the best meals of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough he'd been a card-carrying Francophile all of his life, David McAninch knew little about Gascony, an ancient region in Southwest France mostly overlooked by Americans. Then an assignment sent him to research a story on duck. After enjoying a string of rich meals--Armagnac-flamb ed duck tenderloins; skewered duck hearts with chanterelles; a duck-confit shepherd's pie strewn with shavings of foie gras--he soon realized what he'd been missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcAninch decided he needed a more permanent fix. He'd fallen in love--not only with the food but with the people, and with the sheer unspoiled beauty of the place. So, along with his wife and young daughter, he moved to an old millhouse in the small village of Plaisance du Gers, where they would spend the next eight months living as Gascons. \u003cem\u003eDuck Season\u003c\/em\u003e is the delightful, mouthwatering chronicle of McAninch's time in this tradition-bound corner of France. There he herds sheep in the Pyrenees, harvests grapes, attends a pig slaughter, hunts for pigeons, distills Armagnac, and, of course, makes and eats all manner of delicious duck specialties--learning to rewire his own thinking about cooking, eating, drinking, and the art of living a full and happy life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith wit and warmth, McAninch brings us deep into this enchanting world, where eating what makes you happy isn't a sin but a commandment and where, to the eternal surprise of outsiders, locals' life expectancy is higher than in any other region of France. Featuring a dozen choice recipes and beautiful line drawings, \u003cem\u003eDuck Season\u003c\/em\u003e is an irresistible treat for Francophiles and gourmands alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this smart, affectionate culinary memoir, food writer and lifelong Francophile David McAninch chronicles an eight-month epicurean journey in France's rural Southwest: the ancient Gallic cradle of foie gras, confit, and \u003cem\u003emagret de canard\u003c\/em\u003e, among other duck-centric delicacies. Intrigued by Gascony since traveling there on assignment for a cooking magazine, McAninch persuaded his wife and young daughter to move to an unprepossessing village in the Gers--Gascony's agricultural heartland--and attempt to live as the Gascons do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcAninch sets out to master ultratraditional Gascon dishes, like wine-braised duck legs, \u003cem\u003epoule au pot\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003egarbure \u003c\/em\u003e(a meaty peasant soup), and cured duck breast, and rustic yet exceedingly hard-to-pull-off desserts, including the formidable hearth-baked confection known as \u003cem\u003egâteau à la broche\u003c\/em\u003e. He provisions his meals at the weekly market; imbibes the inky local wines; immerses himself in Gascony's history and folklore; and takes part, occasionally at the cost of his pride, in such local rites of passage as the pigeon hunt, the wine harvest, and the distillation of Armagnac. When McAninch succeeds in these endeavors--and even more so when he doesn't--he learns some unexpected things about his potential as a cook, and ultimately undergoes a fundamental rewiring in the way he thinks about food, wine, and life in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated with whimsical drawings and featuring a wonderful appendix of classic recipes, \u003cem\u003eDuck Season\u003c\/em\u003e is an irresistible invitation to embrace the pleasures of the table--guiltlessly and with gusto--joining such books as \u003cem\u003eA Year in Provence\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUnder the Tuscan Sun\u003c\/em\u003e in the canon of sensual, food-infused memoirs of European country life.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this smart, affectionate culinary memoir, food writer and lifelong Francophile David McAninch chronicles an eight-month epicurean journey in France's rural Southwest: the ancient Gallic cradle of foie gras, confit, and \u003cem\u003emagret de canard\u003c\/em\u003e, among other duck-centric delicacies. Intrigued by Gascony since traveling there on assignment for a cooking magazine, McAninch persuaded his wife and young daughter to move to an unprepossessing village in the Gers--Gascony's agricultural heartland--and attempt to live as the Gascons do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcAninch sets out to master ultratraditional Gascon dishes, like wine-braised duck legs, \u003cem\u003epoule au pot\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003egarbure \u003c\/em\u003e(a meaty peasant soup), and cured duck breast, and rustic yet exceedingly hard-to-pull-off desserts, including the formidable hearth-baked confection known as \u003cem\u003egâteau à la broche\u003c\/em\u003e. He provisions his meals at the weekly market; imbibes the inky local wines; immerses himself in Gascony's history and folklore; and takes part, occasionally at the cost of his pride, in such local rites of passage as the pigeon hunt, the wine harvest, and the distillation of Armagnac. When McAninch succeeds in these endeavors--and even more so when he doesn't--he learns some unexpected things about his potential as a cook, and ultimately undergoes a fundamental rewiring in the way he thinks about food, wine, and life in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated with whimsical drawings and featuring a wonderful appendix of classic recipes, \u003cem\u003eDuck Season\u003c\/em\u003e is an irresistible invitation to embrace the pleasures of the table--guiltlessly and with gusto--joining such books as \u003cem\u003eA Year in Provence\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUnder the Tuscan Sun\u003c\/em\u003e in the canon of sensual, food-infused memoirs of European country life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984307061037,"sku":"9780062309433","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/UFFkM1VFd01LVDZ3dmloRElCUVRwQT09.webp?v=1776092333","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/duck-season-eating-drinking-and-other-misadventures-in-gascony-frances-last-best-place-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}