'Accounting for Taste: The Triumph of French Cuisine' is today's free eBook

Today’s free eBook is Accounting for Taste: The Triumph of French Cuisine. Written by Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson, the title is a culinary journey that illuminates the history behind Western fine dining and its roots in French cuisine.

This momentous culinary journey begins with Ancien Régime cookbooks and ends with twenty-first-century cooking programs. It takes us from Carême, the “inventor” of modern French cuisine in the early nineteenth century, to top chefs today, such as Daniel Boulud and Jacques Pépin.