Dalí: Les Dîners De Gala
by Salvador Dalí
Buy on AmazonSalvador Dalí, the great surrealist painter, didn’t just create fantastical visions on canvas. He also hosted many dreamlike dinner parties — at one (we aren’t making this up!) the hostess, dressed as a unicorn, bottle-fed a lion cub, and guests dined on frogs served inside satin slippers. In 1973, the artist released a lushly illustrated cookbook of recipes from these Dionysian gatherings. A collector’s item long out of print, it has just been reissued. Warning: Many dishes feature ingredients likely to put off most palates — there’s a whole chapter on snail and frog dishes alone. But for art lovers long entranced by Dalí, this is truly a feast for the eyes.
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"Salvador Dalí, the great surrealist painter, didn’t just create fantastical visions on canvas. He also hosted many dreamlike dinner parties — at one (we aren’t making this up!) the hostess, dressed as a unicorn, bottle-fed a lion cub, and guests dined on frogs served inside satin slippers. In 1973, the artist released a lushly illustrated cookbook of recipes from these Dionysian gatherings. A collector’s item long out of print, it has just been reissued. Warning: Many dishes feature ingredients likely to put off most palates — there’s a whole chapter on snail and frog dishes alone. But for art lovers long entranced by Dalí, this is truly a feast for the eyes."
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