Book description
Two Dozen Eggs by Hugh Corcoran is a pocketbook collection of short stories and recipes.
Hugh Corcoran is a cook from Belfast who has spent the most part of the last decade living and working in the Basque Country and France.
This book contains a collection of short stories written…
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Paris has an incredibly vibrant food scene, and some of that energy is generated by a shapeshifting community of expat chefs and foodies. Hugh Corcoran, a Belfast born writer and cook, spent the most part of the last decade living and working in France, in Paris and beyond.
This lovely book is a collection of vignettes from his travels, simply and honestly written, remembering people he met along the way and the meals they shared. Each story ends with a recipe, including some French classics like roast chicken, gratin dauphinois, or carottes râpées.
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