For anyone whose love of food has ever crossed paths with their love of fiction, Recipe for Murder: Frightfully Good Food Inspired by Fiction may be your next favorite read. Inspired by the scoundrels of thrillers, crime novels and fairy tales, Flammarion‘s latest title offers up playful recipes from the likes of Hannibal Lector (Hannibal’s Express Sweetbreads), The Big, Bad Wolf (Pigs in a Blanket), American Psycho’s Patrick Bateman (Roast Beef with Truffled Mash Potatoes), Brutus (The Real Ceasar Salad) and Dracula (Paprika Hendl). Lady Macbeth, Edward Hyde, the Marquis de Sade and more – they’re all here – with signature dishes to share.
Each chapter opens with an excerpt from the original story, followed by quirky illustrations (see below!) and a “to-die-for” recipe. Created by author Estérelle Payany – a culinary journalist and cookbook author – and gifted illustrator Jean-Franciois Martin, Recipe for Murder comes out next month – just in time for Halloween entertaining.
Recipe for Murder: Frightfully Good Food Inspired by Fiction
by Estérelle Payany
Illustrations by Jean-Francois Martin
Published by Flammarion, September 2010
Hardcover/144 pages/60 color illustrations/$24.95 US
Available for pre-order now through Amazon.
*above: The Ogre. Illustration by Jean-François Martin from Recipe for Murder: Frightfully Good Food Inspired by Fiction by Estérelle Payany (Paris: Flammarion, 2010).
*above: Patrick Bateman. Illustration by Jean-François Martin from Recipe for Murder: Frightfully Good Food Inspired by Fiction by Estérelle Payany (Paris: Flammarion, 2010).
*above: Dracula. Illustration by Jean-François Martin from Recipe for Murder: Frightfully Good Food Inspired by Fiction by Estérelle Payany (Paris: Flammarion, 2010).
*All images © Jean-Francois Martin; courtesy of Flammarion & Rizzoli.
