A unique and stylish cookbook, French Classics: Modern Kitchen proves that authentic French recipes can be easy to make in today’s modern kitchen. Explaining the classic and modern approach, helpful hints and tips give shortcuts on how to make the recipe easier. Essential techniques that cannot be neglected are explained; shortcuts are given on those that can. The book gives tips on how to store and buy, as well as on how to cook with modern methods and ingredients. By offering and explaining different ideas on classic French dishes, purists can see how the traditional dish should be made while those wanting to adopt a more adventurous style, can follow new techniques. Featuring quintessentially French dishes such as the Duck Leg Confit with Lyonnaise Potatoes, the Lobster Bisque and the Traditional Beef Tartare, French Classics: Modern Kitchen gives a clear insight to recipes that may have once seemed impossible to make at home.