Elisabeth Lambert-Ortiz was a British writer who, to a great extent, popularized Mexican and South American – and Jamaican – cooking in the United States. She loved to travel and as she traveled through France she met with the up and coming chefs who have taken the traditional recipes of France and given them a fresh, new spin. It has excellent adaptations of Cassoulet and Fisherman’s Stew. Not necessarily for the new cook, this cookbook can be equally challenging and delicious. Great combination!