The Opera Lover's Cookbook: Menus for Elegant Entertaining ebook

by Francine Segan

Francine Segan Regional and International English

The Opera Lover's Cookbook book. Taking her cues from the world’s most beloved operas, food diva Francine Segan has composed a cycle of menus that are sure to have your family and friends shouting, Brava! Bravissima! Each chapter of Opera Lover’s Cookbook presents a culinary performance-an elegant five-course dinner, a brunch, a dessert party- scored to a particular operatic motif or keyed to the work of a renowned composer. Operas set in Spain-Carmen, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Don Giovanni-are the exotic backdrop for a tapas fiesta.

I am enjoying this cookbook - it gives complete menus, soup-to-nuts, for different venues. This book is obviously most ideal for opera lovers who aspire to become the next Martha Stewart. 32 people found this helpful. I'll use this for the operas we attend at the Santa Fe Opera. One person found this helpful.

Sample recipes from Opera Lover's Cookbook: Menus for Elegant Entertaining. Other cookbooks by the authors. Opera Lover's Cookbook: Menus for Elegant Entertaining. Instead of adding ice, which waters down sangria, make frozen juice cubes. Pomegranate juice is an especially delicious flavor for sangria. Minestrone Alla Traviata. This is one of the best soups you’ll ever taste. Fresh tomatoes contribute a big part of the soup’s flavor. They are only cooked a short. Pasta Modern: New & Inspired Recipes from Italy.

Menus for Elegant Entertaining, by Francine Segan, published in 2006 by the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Bel Canto Elegant Five-Course Dinner. This Italian-inspired meal pays tribute to the operas and home regions of Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini.

Opera Lover’s Cookbook: Menus for Elegant Entertaining, by Francine Segan, published in 2006 by the Metropolitan Opera Guild. The reason I haven’t used it yet is because I haven’t found the right occasion. This book is designed for parties. The main course is L’Italiana in Algeri Couscous and Fiery Chicken, accompanied by Sauteed Broccoli Rabe and a salad with Rossini’s Truffle Dressing.

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Presents a culinary performance - an elegant five-course dinner, a brunch, a dessert party - scored to a particular operatic motif or keyed to the work of a renowned composer

Presents a culinary performance - an elegant five-course dinner, a brunch, a dessert party - scored to a particular operatic motif or keyed to the work of a renowned composer. Illustrated with photographs of featured dishes and productions mounted by New York's Metropolitan Opera Company, this book also dispenses advice on home entertaining. No current Talk conversations about this book.

Opera lover s cookbook the Segan Abrams 9781584795360 : Presents a culinary performance - an elegant five-course dinner, a brunch, a dessert party - scored to a particular operatic motif or ke.

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Presents a culinary performance - an elegant five-course dinner, a brunch, a dessert party - scored to a particular operatic motif or keyed to the work of a renowned composer.

Great music and great food make an exhilarating duet. Taking her cues from the worlds most beloved operas, food diva Francine Segan has composed a cycle of menus that are sure to have your family and friends shouting, Brava! Bravissima! Each chapter of Opera Lovers Cookbook presents a culinary performancean elegant five-course dinner, a brunch, a dessert party scored to a particular operatic motif or keyed to the work of a renowned composer. Operas set in SpainCarmen, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Don Giovanniare the exotic backdrop for a tapas fiesta. The far-flung locales of Puccinis La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, and Turandot inspire an eclectic international buffet. A rustic Italian dinner is orchestrated to the strains of Verdis Traviata. And Gilbert and Sullivan, of course, provide the overture for an English-style pub supper. Sumptuously illustrated with photographs of featured dishes and lavish productions mounted by New Yorks Metropolitan Opera Company, Opera Lovers Cookbook also dispenses advice on home entertaining and on setting the scene with stunning table decor. Its more than 125 recipes include appetizers and hors doeuvres; soup, salad, fish, and pasta courses; main dishes; sweets; and thematic aperitif, cocktail, and after-dinner drinks.

Phenade

One of the most beautiful and interesting cookbooks that I own. With that said, there are few practical recipes for everyday cookery. These menus are for a special event, and the recipes are very expensive. An experienced cook could make some substitutions here and there and make more of the recipes work on a regular basis, but the exquisite snobbery of this food is part of the fun.

Fenius

I am enjoying this cookbook - it gives complete menus, soup-to-nuts, for different venues. I'll use this for the operas we attend at the Santa Fe Opera.

Kanrad

Got this for my dad, I know he is gonna LOVE it. Only bad thing I have to say is the book cover was slightly damaged in the box. But, GREAT CHOICE!

Bragis

Great recipes aND ideas for a opera inspired event

Timberahue

With chapters arranged around operas, this book is a practically a series of dinner parties in one book. Gorgeous enough to grace your coffee table, it's filled with fun trivia about famous shows and lists everything you need from pre-dinner cocktails through dessert to have a themed party based around your favorite shows.

If you're not an opera fan, it's still worth paging through the suggestions for some unique and decadent recipes. Some of the ingredients are hard to find or quite expensive, but there are plenty of recipes anyone can do. If you're looking for something different, this is a great choice!

Twentyfirstfinger

The connection between opera and food is such a natural that food historian Francine Segan has a field day with the lavish format of her eminently entertaining cookbook. Each chapter reflects a specific operatic work or theme (e.g., Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", German opera) or the overall work of a legendary composer like Puccini and Mozart. From that basis, Segan offers the appropriate menu, whether it is a casual brunch, a formal five-course dinner, or in the case of Mozart, a collection of delectable sweets like Figaro's Orange Cake or Linzertorte Music Bars. The tastiest-looking recipes include the tapas inspired by Bizet's "Carmen", including Serrano Ham with Drunken Melon and Melty Manchego with Spicy-Sweet Tomato Jam, and the down-home, "Porgy and Bess"-inspired dishes like Maple Buttermilk Biscuits and Butternut Squash "Hash" with Southern Comfort.

There are over 125 recipes included, all meticulously chosen for their compatibility with the music, and Segan offers such relevant facts as how Mozart's Don Giovanni offers tapas-like nibbles throughout Act I as a means to divert attention from his philandering. In true Food Network fashion, she also provides entertainment and presentation tips to complete the picture. Moreover, to fortify the opera connection, she enlisted world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming to write the foreword and baritone Gerald Finley to act as a wine sommelier for some of the recipes. There is also a nice collection of archived photographs from past Metropolitan Opera performances to see the specific inspirations for the food, as well as loads of trivia and historical facts about the operas themselves. Mark Thomas provides the stunning culinary photographs. This book is obviously most ideal for opera lovers who aspire to become the next Martha Stewart.

Fordg

This book was given to me as a gift by a friend who knows that I love opera and food. I'm going to have to pass this book on, however. The recipes are impractical, goofy, and have a kind of playing-with-the-food quality to them. Every chapter starts with a long series of cocktail recipes. You get the feeling that this book is really about drinking. And these are STRONG cocktails, from the look of the recipes!
Many of the ingredients for the recipes might be hard to find even in a big city (I live near Washington, D.C.).
To give you some idea - I have a Michel Richard cookbook, and even though this great chef requires a huge amount of slicing and reorganizing of ingredients, his cookbook is more practical and realistic than this one!
But the pictures are nice, both the food pictures and the opera photos.

This book is so gorgeously photographed, you want to eat IT. I want to make the cake on the cover!