In this sumptuous book, Sophie Dudemaine - France`s bestselling cookbook author - has selected and simplified 120 recipes from Alain Ducasse`s encyclopaedic "Grand Livre de Cuisine". While retaining the spirit of Ducasse`s recipes, Dudemaine has made the world-renowned chef`s cuisine accessible to every home cook.The book includes a wide range of starters such as pumpkin veloute soup and scallop salad; entrees such as salmon with morels, scampi carpaccio, spicy lamb loin and duck a l`orange; side dishes such as pesto pasta and risotto with courgette and parmesan and desserts such as waffles, cheesecake and ice cream (among many other delights). Francoise Nicol`s beautiful photographs of the finished food provide inspiration for the presentation and plating of each dish.