Simply Stellar French Recipes

The first cookbook from a rising young French chef who has won over the hearts (and stomachs) of celebrities the world over.

In Jean Imbert's first cookbook--featuring accolades from his friend Jamie Oliver and mentor Thomas Keller--the French chef shares his favorite recipes to prepare for his family, friends, and the world's most famous celebrities. The dynamic, young Imbert--France's Top Chef winner in 2012--shares his culinary repertoire, which repeatedly draws stars like Robert De Niro, Pharrell, Justin Timberlake, Jay Z and Beyoncé, Kristen Stewart, and Usain Bolt into his kitchen. Chef Imbert's very personal cooking style is always respectful of seasonal ingredients; here he shares fifty of his simply stellar recipes with a signature twist: slow-cooked blanquette with roasted carrots, chestnut-stuffed poulard, rigatoni with chanterelle mushrooms and apricots, grilled sea bass, and his iconic tarte tatin.

Despite being a public figure and TV celebrity himself, Imbert maintains a humble, intimate connection with cooking, and his recipes are innovative yet simple to recreate at home. This selection of recipes traces his passion that began at an early age; they evoke his memories of cooking with his parents and grandparents, and guide us through his culinary journey leading up to the opening of Encore, his restaurant in New York's Meatpacking District, in 2018.