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Many recipes in this book call for MSG

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The Art of Cuisine by Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec & Maurice Joyant - 1966 First Edition gold filigreem cottage floral Many recipes in this bookHenri de Toulouse Lautrec was convinced that cookery is an art as he adored good food he invented recipes with as much zest and unerring technique as he would put in decorating a menu card or painting a picture he imagined a dish as an artistic creation, like writing a poem or dancing a ballet. (from the Introduction) {HISTORY} There is something lovely about a cookbook published between the best of friends. They are intimate, gracious and so