Comme un chef #[nn]

From Casterman's 2018 catalog comes this charming French-language work by Benoît Peeters and Aurélia Aurita, Comme un chef — a title that immediately suggests a meeting of culinary craft and creative ambition. The cover is a delight in itself, arranging beautifully rendered illustrations of food and drink — a glass of red wine, delicate wrapped asparagus, a plated dish, ripe tomatoes, coffee beans, and elegant cutlery — around a striking central typewriter, hinting at a story where the worlds of writing and gastronomy intertwine. It's an inviting, elegantly composed package that makes a strong case for picking this one up.