Dalí. Les Dîners de Gala

Technically this is a cookbook but realistically it is a book of art, from the pictures by Dali to the recipes themselves - it is a book to be kept clean and to enjoy - it is not a book to be kept in the kitchen gathering stains alongside that 'curry made simple' book you got a few years back from the £1 shop and never use.

This weighty book is a delight, from its embossed metallic gold cover and glossy photos of food served on turn of the century tableware; through to Dali's signature pictorial interpretations and equally surreal musings on food-related topics. Even if you don't intend trying your hand at the extravagant recipes, it is a joy to behold.

The pages are filled with wonderful illustrations by Dali and the recipes are entertaining too (not going to try any). Have left it on top of the coffee table for friends and family to peruse, much to their amusement. Lovely bit of history to add to the home, moreso for Dali lovers.

This is a great gift idea for any of your foodie friends. No one sees a work of art like this coming until they meet it. It's a message from another long lost world of French 70s decadence, the bourgeoisie aesthetic turned extreme and grotesque. J'adore.

This was bought as a Christmas present for a friend and he absolutely loved it! Although the recipes are slightly eccentric, what else is expected from a Salvador Dali cook book?

A fascinating reprint of this slightly bonkers book. The recipes are classic French, the illustrations of the dishes interesting and sometimes amusing, the incidental art is interesting and sometimes suprising. A lovely book

If you're an art lover, a food lover, or both then this is the book for you!

Taschen allows us an affordable edition of Dali's famous 'cookbook'. I am impressed by the high quality of production, the glossy paper, the gilt covers, the sharp reproduction of images- it is all superb. If you are delighted by the fanciful Dali world, then this modern reproduction is a must.

In one word, extravagant. The dishes themselves are extravagant, not just in the effort and cooking times (often four hours or more), but in the buckets of cream, wads of butter, and the numbers of different meats in most dishes. As a vegetarian, I'll take "meat" to include fish and fowl, but many recipes have four or more, and few have less than two. Note that "meat" also includes tripe, brains, calves' heads and other exotica. I suspect a few of these recipes to be surrealist fantasies that could never be realized in our universe, but all are presented as actual possibilities. Then there's the extravagance of Dali's artwork, from scribbled drawings or lithos to finely finished oil paintings, plus a fair few photos of The Man and The Mustache in front of various laden tables. Not just extravagant in manner, but in quantity, the imagery pulls one's imagination past the extremes reached by the recipes. Photos, allegedly of actual preparations of recipes, festoon this book extravagantly, as well, As food photography goes, these dishes scale the heights of sensual excess, food porn at its finest. Then, the printer chose extravagant color saturation and contrast in every image. The pictures come alive as riots of color even before you can parse them as something supposedly to be eaten, and leave your retinas ringing after you turn the page. When I says "supposedly" to be eaten, I mean regrettable combinations assembled on princely budgets. Even if these recipes were meant as genuine luxuries in their day, a modern eye can read them as extravagant parodies of anything you might try - or at least, try more than once. The final extravagance I observe is the quietest and most appreciated. Taschen applies their habitual excellence to this volume, with quality printing (except maybe for colors like Crayola on crystal meth), heavy, opaque paper, and sturdy binding. Content aside, the book is a sturdy and well made artifact, Certainly not the first book I'd suggest to readers new to Dali, this makes a remarkable addition to his canon. -- wiredweird

Capa, design e ilustrações fora do comum, muito bonito! Conteúdo incrível, não me arrependo. Valeu cada centavo <3

Fantastic book. It's one of those books that you should not miss in your library. Recipes to try that stimulate your fantasy.

Amusant mais la qualité des couleurs des images laisse à désirer

Věry enjoyable and entertaining Dali’s cook book.