Each bookstore will act as a concierge, recommending "must-read books" to FASHION HEADLINE readers. Every Friday, Daikanyama T-Site (17-5 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) will introduce a book selection.

■ "MA CUISINE FRANCAISE" by Yannick Alleno

After maintaining three Michelin stars at restaurant Le Meurice, Yannick Alleno gained attention for his work at bistro Terroir Parisien and was appointed chef at Ledoyen, one of Paris's finest restaurants.

"MA CUISINE FRANCAISE," a culmination of Alleno's version of French cuisine, pouring all the skills and knowledge he has accumulated over a quarter-century career, was published in 2013 as a massive 1,200-page tome. This new edition was released a year later as a "reduced edition," but even this "reduced edition" weighs over 5 kg and is a massive 782-page work.

From canapés to amuse-bouches, cold and hot appetizers, shellfish, fish, meat, poultry, game, offal, cheese, desserts and mignardises, with over 500 recipes and over 1,500 exquisite photographs, this will become an essential reference in modern French cuisine.

[Book information]
"MA CUISINE FRANCAISE"
Publisher: HACHETTE PRATIQUE
Author: Yannick Alléno
Language: French
Softcover / 782 pages / 280 x 376 mm
Published: 2014
Price: 29,120 yen