the gourmand s egg a collection of stories recipesAs Dals muse, Hitchcocks nightmare, and humble ingredient, the eternal egg weaves a fascinating tale back to antiquity. The first volume in TASCHENs series with The Gourmand, sumptuously illustrated with exclusive photography and historic artworks, celebrates the link between food and art through original recipes and stories. A cultural and culinary history of our favorite household ingredient Poached, scrambled, boiled, whipped into a cocktail,