Dalí:LesDinersdeGala卡拉的晚宴

Gala dinner: Salvador Dalí’s surrealist cookbook is a unique ode to the pleasures of taste. According to Salvador Dalí, if you are a disciple of one of those calorie-counters who turn the joys of eating into a form of punishment, this book is not for you. It is too lively, too aggressive, and far too impertinent. Food and surrealism are perfect bedfellows, as Salvador Dalí demonstrates through his whimsical and imaginative recipes.

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Galadinner:SalvadorDalí’ssurrealistcookbook“LesdinersdeGalaisuniquelydevotedtothepleasuresoftaste…Ifyouareadiscipleofoneofthosecalorie-counterswhoturnthejoysofeatingintoaformofpunishment,closethisbookatonce;itistoolively,tooaggressive,andfartooimpertinentforyou.”—SalvadorDalíFoodandsurrealismmakeperfectbedfellows:Sexandlobsters,collageandcannibalism,themeetingofaswanandatoothbrushonapastrycase.TheopulentdinnerpartiesthrownbySalvadorDalí(1904–1989)andhiswifeandmuse,Gala(1894–1982)werethestuffoflegend.Luckilyforus,Dalípublishedacookbookin1973,LesdinersdeGala,whichrevealssomeofthesensual,imaginative,andexoticelementsthatmadeuptheirnotoriousgatherings.Thisreprintfeaturesall136recipesover12chapters,speciallyillustratedbyDalí,andorganizedbymealcourses,includingaphrodisiacs.TheillustrationsandrecipesareaccompaniedbyDalí’sextravagantmusingsonsubjectssuchasdinnerconversation:“Thejawisourbesttooltograspphilosophicalknowledge.”Alltheserichrecipescanbecookedathome,althoughsomewillrequirepracticedskillandawell-stockedpantry.Thisiscuisineoftheoldschool,withmealsbyleadingFrenchchefsfromsuchstellarParisrestaurantsasLasserre,LaTourd’Argent,Maxim’s,andLeTrainBleu.Goodtaste,howevervoluptuous,nevergoesoutoffashion.Inmakingthisexceptionallyrarebookavailabletoawideaudience,TASCHENbringsanartwork,apracticalcookbook,andamultisensoryadventuretotoday’skitchens.