Dali. Les diners de Gala

Salvador Dali and his wife Gala hosted extravagant dinner parties that were the stuff of legend. In 1973, Dali published a cookbook, "Les Diners de Gala," that reveals some of the sensual, imaginative, and exotic elements that made up their gatherings. The book features all 136 recipes over 12 chapters, illustrated by Dali and organized by meal courses, including aphrodisiacs. The illustrations and recipes are accompanied by Dali's extravagant musings on subjects such as dinner conversation. This is cuisine of the old school, with meals by leading French chefs from such stellar Paris restaurants as Lasserre, La Tour d'Argent, Maxims, and Le Train Bleu. TASCHEN has made this rare book available to a wide audience, bringing an artwork, a practical cookbook, and a multisensory adventure to today's kitchens.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 320 pages
\n Publication date: 19 June 2020
\n Publisher: Taschen GmbH
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Salvador Dalí's Les Diners de Gala is a culinary masterpiece that celebrates the pleasures of taste. If you are a disciple of calorie-counting and view eating as a form of punishment, it is best to close this book immediately. It is too vibrant, aggressive, and impertinent for your taste.

Food and surrealism are the perfect companions, combining elements such as sex, lobsters, collage, and cannibalism. The lavish dinner parties hosted by Salvador Dalí and his wife and muse, Gala, were legendary. Fortunately, Dalí published a cookbook in 1973, titled Les Diners de Gala, which sheds light on the sensual, imaginative, and exotic elements that characterized their infamous gatherings.

This volume features 136 recipes spread across 12 chapters, beautifully illustrated by Dalí himself. The recipes are organized by meal courses, including aphrodisiacs, and accompanied by Dalí's extravagant musings on subjects like dinner conversation. "The jaw is our best tool to grasp philosophical knowledge," he famously stated.

While some of these recipes may require practiced skill and a well-stocked pantry, they can all be cooked at home. The cuisine showcased in this book is reminiscent of the old school, featuring meals by renowned French chefs from prestigious Paris restaurants like Lasserre, La Tour d'Argent, Maxim's, and Le Train Bleu.

Good taste, however voluptuous, never goes out of fashion. TASCHEN is proud to make this exceptionally rare book available to a wider audience, presenting it as an artwork, a practical cookbook, and a multisensory adventure for modern kitchens.

\n Weight: 1984g\n
Dimension: 310 x 224 x 36 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9783836508766\n \n