num_pages: 304
description: Located in a working-class neighborhood of Montreal Joe Beef is at the center of Montreals growing reputation as a culinary destination. Often referred to as the Paris of North America Montreal is the second-largest French-speaking city in the world and like France food is at the heart of its identity. In The Art of Living According to Joe Beef co-owners/chefs Frdric Morin and David McMillan along with writer and former Joe Beef staff member Meredith Erickson present 135 unforgettable recipes showcasing Joe Beefs unconventional approach to French market cuisine. Advocating the use of ingredients from local or family-owned producers whenever possible this collection of hearty dishes delivers. The Strip Loin Steak comes complete with ten variations Kale for a Hangover wisely advises the cook to eat and then go to bed and the Marjolaine includes tips for welding your own cake mold. Joe Beefs most popular dishes are also represented such as Spaghetti Homard-Lobster Foie Gras Breakfast Sandwich Pork Fish Sticks and Pojarsky de Veau (a big moist meatball served on a bone). The coup de grce is the SmorgasbordJoe Beefs version of a Scandinavian open-faced sandwichwith thirty different toppings. This cookbook (of sorts) is packed with personal stories Freds favorite train trips Daves ode to French Burgundy instructions for building a backyard smoker and making absinthe a Montreal travel guide and beaucoup plus. With nearly every recipe photographed in exquisite detail this nostalgic yet utterly modern cookbook is a groundbreaking guide to living an outstanding culinary life. 
language: English
title: The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts
publisher: Ten Speed Press