Le Caprice AA Gill

AA Gill. Hardcover with dust jacket. English. FHodder & Stoughton, 1999. Secondhand; cut on cover, see images; textblock is good. 208pp. The famed London restaurant, La Caprice, has been a contemporary restaurant since the forties, reflecting the appetites of creative London. From simply the best Eggs Benedict and Chopped Steak to the Epicurean Baked Razor Clams and Truffle-Studded Roast Capon, the recipes from Le Caprice are a directory of what fashionable London fancies on a plate most often. Whether it is the lightest lunch, a restorative brunch, or an indulgent first-night celebration, Le Caprice provides with practiced elan and panache.