Franckie Alarcon
Fly to Japan and come discover all there is to know about sushi. After revealing the secrets of chocolate to us, Franckie Alarcon offers a gourmet panorama of this exceptional dish that has conquered the planet! But do you really know sushi? The author traveled to Japan to meet all the players involved in the making of this true work of culinary art. From the traditional starred chef to the young cook who is shaking up the rules, including all the artisans and producers involved, this book covers the most emblematic of Japanese products from A to Z. A fascinating journey of discovery that, along the way, tells a lot about Japan itself. You'll never believe the precision and detailed obsession with quality ingredients involved.
Reviews:
"9/10. What makes it all the more fascinating and worth reading is the access he and his team have to the sources and masters of all the different aspects."
-Sequential Tart
"Can't wait to dive in! I enjoyed his loving exploration of The Secrets of Chocolate."
-Johanna Draper Carlson, Comics Beat
"Informative and appetizing. This straightforward food-fan comic offers armchair tourism and meal-plan inspiration."
-Publishers Weekly
Selected by Apple as one of 'Winter's Most Anticipated Books.'
8x10, 160pp., full color hardcover, $24.99
ISBN: 9781681122854
Buy the e-book: ISBN 9781681122861, $16.99
THE GREAT FOOD IN COMICS SET
Two delicious books in comics on food reunited! Sushi and Chocolate are explored.
Fly to Japan and come discover all there is to know about sushi. After revealing the secrets of chocolate to us, Franckie Alarcon offers a gourmet panorama of this exceptional dish that has conquered the planet! But do you really know sushi? The author traveled to Japan to meet all the players involved in the making of this true work of culinary art. From the traditional starred chef to the young cook who is shaking up the rules, including all the artisans and producers involved, this book covers the most emblematic of Japanese products from A to Z. A fascinating journey of discovery that, along the way, tells a lot about Japan itself. You'll never believe the precision and detailed obsession with quality ingredients involved.
And for Dessert: Following Jacques Genin for a year, Franckie Alarcon hobnobbed with one of the biggest chefs of Chocolate. Former chef and pastry chef for prestigious restaurants, this super-talented autodidact shares all his passion and knowledge of chocolate and his process for creating recipes. In this docu-comic, we travel with the starry-eyed author, satisfying many a craving from the chef's amazing atelier above his store, trying his hand as an apprentice, all the way to the Peruvian cocoa plantations where another chef shows how one carefully chooses the beans.
8x10, 272pp, 2 full color hardcovers in one specially priced set, $39.99 (normally $45),
ISBN 9781681123080