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Louisette Bertholle

French
1905 – 1999
Louisette Bertholle was a French cooking teacher and writer, best known as one of the three authors of the bestselling cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1: A Cookbook

4.8/5

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A New York Times bestseller first published by Knopf in 1961 and still in print, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1 is a foundational French cookbook co-authored by Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle, designed to translate the full logic of classic French cuisine for the American home cook — and widely credited with reshaping how the country thinks about food.

Reviewed Apr 16, 2026

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