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.