Rise to the Occasion: A French Food Experience Hardcover - 2010

From the rear cover

Praise for rise:

"I love watching rise connecting sustainable food and social issues to customers. It is one of my family's favorite restaurants in Dallas."
--Ms. Barbara Bush, cofounder of Global Health Corps

"A charming bistro . . . that serves up wonderful souffl�1/2s."
--New York Times

"One of our new favorite nights out: A decadent chocolate souffl�1/2 at Dallas's romantic French rise n�1/21."
-InStyle

"C'est magnifique."
--D Magazine

"Good food, honest presentation, and authentic style blend flawlessly."
--Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"It doesn't feel like Dallas anymore. It's a kinder, warmer, and slower place."
--Park Cities People

From the jacket flap

Perfection comes in many forms, but for Hedda Gioia Dowd and Cherif Brahmi, owners of rise restaurant in Dallas, perfection has many flavors. Rise, an oasis of beautiful French cuisine, offers Francophiles and foodies an opportunity to experience the true passion and pleasure of eating. With a menu designed to complement and celebrate the restaurant's masterpiece dish--the souffl�1/2--rise specializes in nurturing the body and soul. Savory and sweet souffl�1/2s, bright salads, and artisanal cheeses are among the highlights of the eatery's simple and elegant menu.

This lovingly composed cookbook discloses not only the secret behind the airy egg masterpiece that is the souffl�1/2 but also the joie de vivre the owners bring to sharing food, entertainment, and companionship. Amid sections discussing entertaining and food consciousness, recipes such as escargot souffl�1/2, apricot galette, hay roasted duck, and chocolate souffl�1/2 encourage experimentation in the kitchen. Illustrated step-by-step instructions will enable any interested eater to master the art of the souffl�1/2. Much more than a cookbook, this handsome volume is a transporting invitation to a five-sensory experience.

Hedda Gioia Dowd is the creative founder and visionary behind rise, which she opened in 2008. Her unique restaurant has been featured in the New York Times, the Dallas Morning News, Texas Monthly, D Magazine, and Fort Worth Star-Telegram, among others. Dowd's love of French-style cooking and entertaining also led her to establish her French antique company, Antique Harvest, which has been featured in such publications as Food & Wine, Town & Country, and Martha Stewart Living. Born to an Italian American father and a French mother, she spent every summer since childhood in France and her passion for French food grew with her. Dowd resides in Dallas, Texas.

Cherif Brahmi is the executive chef and owner of rise, where he makes beautiful French fare approachable and fun, focusing the menu on savory and sweet souffl�1/2s. Classically trained in France, Brahmi has studied with some of the greats, including the Troisgros brothers, Paul Bocuse, Alain Chapel, Pierre Laporte, Gilbert Drouelle, and Jean LaFont. He has contributed his culinary skills to such events as Savor Dallas, the Les Dames d'Escoffier Dallas Chapter Annual Raiser Grazer, and the CityArts Celebration in the Dallas Arts District. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

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Citations

• Library Journal, 04/15/2011, Page 106