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Alpine Cooking: Recipes and Stories from Europe's Grand Mountaintops [A Cookbook] Hardcover – October 15, 2019

by Meredith Erickson (Author)

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A lushly photographed cookbook and travelogue showcasing the regional cuisines of the Alps, including 80 recipes for the elegant, rustic dishes served in the chalets and mountain huts situated among the alpine peaks of Italy, Austria, Switzerland, and France.

“A passionate exploration of all things Alpine . . . this one is a must-have for every ski bum foodie.”—Vogue

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

From the wintry peaks of Chamonix and the picturesque trails of Gstaad to the remote villages of the Gastein Valley, the alpine regions of Europe are all-season wonderlands that offer outdoor adventure alongside hearty cuisine and intriguing characters. In Alpine Cooking, food writer Meredith Erickson travels through the region--by car, on foot, and via funicular--collecting the recipes and stories of the legendary stubes, chalets, and refugios. On the menu is an eclectic mix of mountain dishes: radicchio and speck dumplings, fondue brioche, the best schnitzel recipe, Bombardinos, warming soups, wine cave fonduta, a Chartreuse soufflé, and a host of decadent strudels and confections (Salzburger Nockerl, anyone?) served with a bottle of Riesling plucked from the snow bank beside your dining table. Organized by country and including logistical tips, detailed maps, the alpine address book, and narrative interludes discussing alpine art and wine, the Tour de France, high-altitude railways, grand European hotels, and other essential topics, this gorgeous and spectacularly photographed cookbook is a romantic ode to life in the mountains for food lovers, travelers, skiers, hikers, and anyone who feels the pull of the peaks.

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“This generous cookbook and travelogue will have readers booking trips to the Alps of Italy, France, Austria, and Switzerland. . . . Erickson beautifully captures Alpine food and culture in this standout volume.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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“A book to enjoy when it blusters outdoors, even without a plane ticket to Europe or a pair of skis.”—The New York Times

“This is one of my favorite cookbooks, ever.”—David Lebovitz

“Cookbook meets outdoor-adventure memoir in Meredith Erickson’s Alpine Cooking, which will satisfy your yen for Europe’s rustic mountaintop fare with dishes like schlutzkrapfen (stuffed half-moon pasta) and Salzburger nockerl (Austrian soufflé).”—enRoute

"Then, there are books that transport me to where I’ve never been. Meredith Erickson’s Alpine Cooking: Recipes and Stories from Europe’s Grand Mountaintops sends a welcome shiver down the spine. The photographs, with gleaming, clear light and the brightest blue skies against snowy peaks, conjure the imagined nostalgia of a perfect après ski moment. Her treatise on schnitzel is contagiously passionate; her mention of the hidden basement workshops of grand hotels captures the romance of those industrious spaces; each section is marked by a love letter to the geography of a region. Erickson situates you in the landscape and saves a space for you at the table, with raclette and cornichon waiting."—The Globe and Mail

“A wide variety of readers, and their friends, will enjoy the kaleidoscope of recipes, photos, history, and anecdotes.”—Library Journal

“This is big, bold, gloriously old-fashioned and the perfect title to snuggle up with to dream about the skiing holiday you can’t afford.”—Diana Henry, The Telegraph

“Meredith Erickson delivers both the coziest as well as the most elegant cookbook of the fall. . . . Just looking through this beauty will transport you from your messy apartment to après ski somewhere in the Alps.”—Inside Hook

About the Author

Meredith Erickson is the co-author of numerous cookbooks, including The Art of Living According to Joe Beef, Le Pigeon, Olympia Provisions, Kristen Kish Cooking, Claridge's: The Cookbook, Joe Beef: Surviving the Apocalypse, and the forthcoming Frasca. She has written for the New York Times, Elle, Saveur, Monocle, and Lucky Peach, and also plans and hosts tours throughout the Alps. Meredith splits her time between Montreal and Milan.

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INTRODUCTION

I was told by a station agent that the ski from Plan Maison station in Cervinia, Italy, to the Riffelalp hamlet above Zermatt, Switzerland, would take “about two hours, if that.” But what I should have paid attention to was the sign posted outside the lift ticket booth. “Weather conditions can change rapidly,” it said. “Please be particularly careful in event of wind, rain, fog, hail, or snowfall.”

And so, for the following hours as I made my way across the Italian border at an elevation of nearly 3,900 meters (13,000 feet), the winds increased, the sky turned black, and I couldn’t see my ski poles in front of me. I felt I was in the Upside Down, with little ability to orient myself. As I inched along, I encountered few people, which eventually turned into no people. The last person I saw was the Klein Matterhorn lift operator, who told me he was shutting down the lifts due to wind and even if I wanted to go back, I couldn’t.

I told myself to keep calm as I started the descent. What would normally take twenty minutes for an average skier like me took a lot longer, but I can’t tell you the specifics because I was scared, but also angry. Angry at the weather, angry because of the lifts, but mostly angry at myself for doing this—all for the purpose of eating Zürcher Geschnetzeltes (see page 212).

Alpine Cooking will take you from the Olympic glory of Italy’s Cortina d’Ampezzo, through the towering Dolomites to the northern Italian province of Alto Adige/South Tyrol, past Ötzi the Iceman’s place of discovery in Tyrol, Austria, down the slopes of Zermatt, Switzerland, and over to Mont-Blanc, ending in the twenty-one hairpin turns of the Alpe d’Huez in France. This book took six years to research, write, and travel . . . more if you count the incubating stages when I was trying to wrap my head around how to capture the enormity of these Alpine mountains and the food served within, alongside, and atop them. After completing a handful of Alpine trips myself, I wanted to share the experiences with my family and friends, who were inspired by the stories—often about food—I brought back home to Montreal. I yearned to buy books, or even a book, that combined the narrative of my past Alpine experiences with actual how-to tips and on-the-ground knowledge. I wanted a book about everything Alpine: from the best rifugios (mountain huts) to kitsch mountain films (it’s a genre!), Swiss folk art, mountain literature, hotels and the families who run them, history, and ghost stories. And, oh yes, recipes too. And maps. Lots of maps. Except that book didn’t exist.

Sure, there are Frommer’s and Lonely Planet and “just the facts” guidebooks. There are also haute cuisine cookbooks written by Alpine chefs. But that wasn’t my speed nor my vision. So, I decided to write this book; partly because no one else had done it yet—fit all of this skiable feast under one roof—and partly because I couldn’t resist the adventure of what lay ahead.

I remember early in my travels taking the chairlift in Alta Badia, Italy. As I ascended toward the church of La Crusc, with the alpenglow of the Dolomites behind it, I looked down, around, and behind me at the rifugios and huts all scattered in the snow like roasted chestnuts, and wondered what set one apart from another? Who served what? Could I ski to all of them? Were they open in the summer, and then could I hike to them? There was so much good eating in just one view.

I have skied and hiked mountains in Canada a few times, but rarely in the United States. The Alps are my first love, and they are all I really know. Upon seeing a photograph of my ski-day lunch, say, a Tiroler Gröstl (golden potato hash with local speck, and maybe cabbage and egg) with esoteric Alsatian bottles of wine sprouting out of the hills of snow behind me, my North American friends would comment about the lack of a Chef Boyardee facsimile served on a red plastic tray with a bag of Lay’s and a soda. As they recalibrated their idea of what mountain lunch could be, I realized how much of a story there is to tell. And so, I started keeping a journal of the people (chefs, hoteliers, helicopter pilots, winemakers, cheesemakers) I met, the best things I ate, the cultural observations, and the mistakes I made. (So many mistakes.) In trying to see, but moreover, eat as much of the Alpine range (200,000 square kilometers/77,000 square miles) as I could, I sometimes overlooked a detail. It usually included overestimating what is physically possible to do in one day without really considering weather conditions; for example, skiing to a hotel over a country boundary with my sleepover bag (and my laptop—how do you think I wrote this?) on my back through a blizzard. (And yes, those Zürcher Geschnetzeltes were worth it.) Or underestimating the amount of time it would take to drive from place to place, not counting the multiple stops for anything that looked remotely delicious.

Even after so much Alpine traveling time, this book is still only an Alpine primer—a two-dimensional account designed to inspire you. I came back from the Alps with approximately 175 recipes stuffed in my mind and proverbial snowsuit. Of those, I whittled down this collection to more than 75 must-haves, either because they are valuable and unique additions to any arsenal, or because the story of them was intrinsic to my Alpine trip. On the foldout pages, you will also find four country maps identifying the mountain-hut locations that inspired the corresponding recipes of my Alpine tour. And I feel I’ve barely scratched the surface here; indeed, I can imagine traveling the rest of my life, writing books of this size, and I still wouldn’t come close to capturing the magic of the mountains. Perhaps I’m just getting started.

I hope you cook from this book, sure, but the delicious and authentic recipes are just an excuse, really—a trail of little crumbs, and okay, fine, maybe some Reblochon too—to lure you into the mountains and to follow my journey, to encourage you to breathe in the mountain air. Many of these recipes are classics of mountain cuisine—dishes you’ll find in almost every inn of an area. Others reflect the talent and individual creativity of chefs I’ve met along the way. Still others were created at home, away from the Alps, and dedicated to the regions that inspired them. But all are rooted firmly in the Alps.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ten Speed Press (October 15, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1607748746
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1607748748
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.42 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.8 x 1.45 x 11.3 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #107,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Meredith Erickson is the author of Alpine Cooking. She has co-authored The Art of Living According to Joe Beef, the Le Pigeon Cookbook, Olympia Provisions, Kristen Kish Cooking, the Claridge’s Cookbook, Joe Beef: Surviving the Apocalypse, The Frasca Cookbook, and Mandy’s.
The host of Audible’s Field Guide to Canada, Meredith splits her time between Montreal and Milan.
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Christina’s love of shooting began at an early age, while wandering the countryside of her native Michigan. Her passion to shoot still, food, and travel photographs along with her creative endeavors from directing to designing have influenced her style of imagery. Inspired by the natural surroundings she grew up with, Christina creates compositions showcasing modern authenticity, while capturing the beauty of natural light. She has finessed her expertise as a photographer working with some of the country’s most prestigious editorial and advertising clients. Christina currently resides in New York City, yet you will normally find her traveling the globe on assignment.
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Geraldine fox

Love this book

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2023

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Love the stories, photos and recipes. Brought back great memories of a couple of trips I made to The Alps and the wonderful food and scenery.

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A celebration in every sense of the word

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2021

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This book surprised me. With its gorgeous, sturdy cover, its focus on storytelling, its incredible photography, and its illustrated maps (yes, there are MAPS), I thought this is the type of cookbook that I'd buy for the journey and cook from it very little. I thought "Ingredients will be hard to come by" or "All the recipes will be as intricate as a Swiss clock." I purchased with plans to learn from it and enjoy the trek across the mountains, maybe with 1-2 attempts to cook from it.

I was wrong. This book is both beautiful and practical. Like the countries, people, and places covered, the recipes are diverse and range from Beginner to Double-Diamond levels of challenging. Yes, there are some fiddly ingredients most Americans won't have in their pantry, but I've been surprised by how easy substitutions were. And there's a lot of variety to choose from; this book approaches apricot dumplings and raclette with the same generous spirit as it does glamorous mile-high cakes like the Torinese Bonet. After six months with the book, I've had success with the Easy and Medium recipes presented, building my confidence in my own skills and encouraging me to try recipes that I'd never attempt otherwise.

If you love this area and its history, you'll find a lot here; Erickson peppers the book with insights into regional art, architecture, wine, cheese, festivals, and -- of course -- sports! If you are a cook wanting to dig deeper into the culinary heritages of these countries, this book is for you, too. Approach this like a travelogue that gives you solid options for staples (apple strudel, goulash, the perfect raclette) and some ambitious showstoppers to attempt, too (homemade gobi in beef broth). This isn't the cookbook that you pull for weeknight go-tos, but it will provide weekend inspiration and have you adding an Alpine tour to your travel wish-list.

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D. Wilson

I wish I were the only one to own this book!

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2019

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This is a perfect book. It is inspiring, exciting, informative, beautiful, well written, and the recipes (at least as far as I have gotten through them) are spot on. I can't wait to plan our trip to Alpine Europe, but in the meantime I get to live like I was there. We are systematically going through these recipes at our cabin at 7000 ft. Our cabin is comfortable, but like so many has a small kitchen. These recipes lend themselves to cabin and mountain living and work perfectly in smaller kitchens and mountain homes. The only caveat is that the ingredients we purchase while at sea level in a larger city. US mountain towns don't have access to the bounty of the European pantry of cheeses, meats, and spices. My title is that I wish I were the only one to have this book, because it truly feels like Ms. Erickson has let you in on the best kept Euro secrets for travel and dining. More importantly, for those that can't get to Europe right away... it's like having access to a Alpine hut dining experience in your home. The goulash is superb, the speck dumplings awesome, the Tartiflette is a revelation of potato, onion, bacon, and cheese. The Schnitzel came out perfect. So far all the recipes are perfect for company. My only critique is that Ms. Erickson should have mentioned that many of these recipes are best made a day in advance and that the flavor continues to improve with a bit of time. The goulash and Speck dumplings on day two were just short of perfection and SUPER easy to do. You won't be disappointed to have this book in your collection and if you are like us... You will be planning your next vacation to the European Alpine.

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I loved it

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2020

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I love this cookbook, and it's so transporting to look at, so grab a drink, preferably du vin chaud, and tuck in. Having lived in the French Alps for years, it was always my dream to write a cookbook about the food from the region, but alas I am not a writer! So thank you, Meredith Erickson for fulfilling my wildest dreams. My only qualm, being partial to la belle France, would have been more on the French Alps, but other than that I adore this book, merci. The author spent a painstaking amount of time researching and it shows. I learned a lot on alpine cookery. I don't eat meat, and which there is a fair share of recipes here, but nonetheless I had to have this. Beautiful coffee table book. Enjoyed the stories in each of the chapters. Write more on the region - if possible.

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T. Bojko

A cookbook and a state of being

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2019

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This is a lovely book and more of a launching pad for Alpine living than simply a cookbook. The recipes are easy to follow and while there aren't that many of them considering the size of this book, the selection and range is excellent. There are simple treats such as the pumpkin seed oil sundae or the classic rosti (a hash brown...but so much more), to a bunch of fun little salads and pickled items, to Alpine oddities such as pine schnapps and the glorious chamois pie. Oh, the step by step pictures of Kaiserschmarrn are just so inviting.

While coffee table cookbooks are a bit tiresome, this is so much more than that as the saucy writing and photographs will surely excite anyone's lust for travel and exploration. The clever sidebars, the maps, the anecdotes, the suggestions for further reading, the wine suggestions, the cheeses -- everything comes together to create something that is more like an atmosphere than a cookbook.

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J. Speer

Pretty good, but don’t make it your only Alpine cookbook

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2020

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Love the travelogues in this book, and the regional overviews of different cuisines.
This book is decent, but don’t make it your only Alpine cookbook. I collect Swiss cookbooks, and this one skews on the fancy ski lifestyle side. Four stars, worth the purchase.
For truly awesome English language Swiss cookbooks I would recommend Sue Style’s “A Taste of Switzerland,” and Andie Pilot’s “Helvetic Kitchen.”

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Ms. Zamboni

Fantastic book!!

Reviewed in Germany on April 19, 2022

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Fantastic! really recommend!

Mary K McArthur

Well written and beautiful to look at.

Reviewed in Canada on October 20, 2019

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I was eagerly awaiting this book, being a fan of Meredith Erickson’s previous books. I must say Alpine Cooking delivered way above my already high expectation. Meredith provides a wonderful narrative throughout this travelogue/cookbook by being informative and humorous at the same time. Photography is stunning in that it invokes a vintage feel which I like. The recipes are interesting yet uncomplicated. Friends on my Christmas list are in for a special treat this year!

Rifugio Bioch Alta Badia

It's not only a cooking book

Reviewed in Italy on March 14, 2020

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Maybe the best "cooking Book" for everybody. It explains where the author has been in the Alps, in unspoiled restaurants, huts and kitchens. Everything is written in a very passionate way. Anyone who is serious about the mountains should own this book. I love this book. Buy it.

Mrs Neux

A Very Impressive Book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2020

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What a glorious book, wonderful photographs and my goodness what knowledge and information Meredith Erickson
has gathered and absorbed in her amazing7 travels throughout the Alps.
Almost, the next best thing, to an Alpine sojourn, almost!
Reading the Austrian recipes particularly, has been a joy, as we skied there mostly for some years. I even had to put
some Austrian music on, to accompany my reading!
Thank You Meredith.
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A Gorgeous Book

Reviewed in Australia on July 2, 2020

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Gorgeous book of notes and recipes. Full of beautiful pictures of the Alps and recipes. Having recently travelled to Austrian and Swiss Alps. I’m missing pictures of the places I’d seen and wished there were more photographs of Alpine landscape and scenic views seen from Bernina express etc. or full page photographs of the cows returning from the mountains and the villages. Probably would have made the book much heavier. However is a gorgeous book and does not detract from the beauty of photographs in the book. Highly recommended.

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