Classic French food is hotter than ever. But one thing hasn't changed-few of us have the time, the patience, the technique, or the cream and butter allowance to tackle the classics as presented by Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The good news is-we don't need to. For the past 40 years Richard Grausman, America's premier culinary teacher, has been training American chefs in a simpler, better way of French cooking, and in French Classics Made Easy-a refreshed and updated edition of his original collection, At Home with the French Classics-he shares all of his extraordinary innovations and techniques.