Apéros Recipe Book

A French-language hardcover recipe book featuring 100 recipes for apéros, from classic drinks to original creations and accompanying appetizers.

100 recipes for drinks and appetizers, including antipasti, tapas, mezze, spreads, appetizers, and fried foods; hardcover; 288 pages; French language; dimensions 21.5 cm x 21.5 cm.

Material

Pages: Paper; Cover: Rigid cardboard

Occasion

party

Age Group

adult

Condition

new

Category

Media > Books > Print Books

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Product

Hardcover book shown face-up; left cloth spine with vertical title and a photographic front cover showing plates of food, a glass of red wine, and hands reaching for food.

• Overall shapeSquare hardcover book shown flat with the front cover facing up and the left cloth spine visible.
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  x 0.06 · y 0.12 · w 0.88 · h 0.76 (high)
• Cloth spineVertically oriented blue cloth spine running the full height of the book along the left edge.
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  x 0.06 · y 0.12 · w 0.20 · h 0.76 (high)
• Spine title text“Vertical title printed on the spine reading APÉROS in large orange letters.”
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  x 0.08 · y 0.18 · w 0.12 · h 0.64 (high)
• Additional spine text“Smaller text near the lower spine area partially legible; appears to read SOPHIE DUPUIS-GAULIER and hachette CUISINE but small and less distinct”Partial
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  x 0.08 · y 0.72 · w 0.12 · h 0.14 (medium)
• Front cover photographFull-bleed photographic image occupying the front cover depicting plates of food, dipping bowls, a stemmed glass with red liquid, and two visible hands interacting with the food.
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  x 0.26 · y 0.12 · w 0.68 · h 0.76 (high)
• Blue-and-white striped plateCeramic plate with alternating blue and white radial stripes visible near the lower-left quadrant of the cover, holding triangular fried pastry pieces.
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  x 0.30 · y 0.42 · w 0.28 · h 0.24 (high)
• Hand holding pastryLeft hand reaching from the left edge of the cover holding a triangular pastry over the striped plate.
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  x 0.24 · y 0.48 · w 0.18 · h 0.18 (high)
• Stemmed glassFaceted stemmed glass containing a dark red liquid positioned near the lower-center of the cover overlapping the plate area.
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  x 0.56 · y 0.56 · w 0.16 · h 0.20 (high)
• Bowls and dipsTwo bowls with dips near the top-right quadrant: one round bowl with a brown dip and sprinkled topping, and one blue-striped bowl with a white dip topped with small diced green garnish and seeds.
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  x 0.38 · y 0.14 · w 0.20 · h 0.18 (high); x 0.62 · y 0.14 · w 0.20 · h 0.20 (high)
• Right hand with falafel-like ballsRight hand reaching from the right edge of the cover toward a small plate holding three round fried balls.
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  x 0.78 · y 0.36 · w 0.14 · h 0.18 (high)
• Lower-right flatbread and dipLower-right shows a shallow bowl of a pale dip with a drizzle and a stack of flatbread pieces along the bottom edge.
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  x 0.56 · y 0.70 · w 0.36 · h 0.18 (high)
• Publisher emblemCircular emblem printed near the top of the spine; graphic details visible but small and text within the emblem illegible at this resolution.Partial
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  x 0.08 · y 0.16 · w 0.10 · h 0.10 (medium)

Other

Square book photographed on a light wood surface with even studio lighting producing mild soft shadows and a centered top-down composition.

• Background surfaceLight wood tabletop with visible grain and pale beige tones filling the full image area around the book.
• Shot compositionTop-down centered composition showing the entire front cover and spine with even margins of background around the book.
• Lighting and shadowSoft, even lighting with subtle shadows beneath the book cast mostly downward and to the right, indicating a light source above-left.

Colors

royal blue· spine#3454B3warm orange· spine title textcream beige· cover background#EDD4C3deep cobalt blue· striped plategolden tan· fried pastries and breads#AC7C5Adark ruby· red wine in glass#322524

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Product

Open cookbook laid flat showing a full-page photographic food spread on the right page; left page gutter and partial text column visible at image left; page edges and closed book block visible at right edge.

• Open book layoutBook opened flat to a two-page spread; right-hand page contains a centered rectangular full-bleed photograph with a narrow white border; left-hand page shows the inner gutter and a narrow vertical column of printed text near the inner margin.
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• Photographic plate detailCentered photograph on the right page shows an overhead food composition with three round glass jars, a small white plate with food and two wooden toothpicks, and two red drinking glasses; the photo area has a dark speckled textured background.
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  x 0.22 · y 0.18 · w 0.55 · h 0.58 (high)
• Page edge and book blockRightmost edge shows the closed book block with visible multicolored page edges and a narrow cloth or board cover corner; spine area near top shows a small visible colored bookmark or ribbon at the gutter.
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  x 0.88 · y 0.06 · w 0.08 · h 0.88 (high)
• Left page text column“Partial vertical column of black printed text is visible along the left inner margin on the left page; most of the column is cropped and only fragments of words are visible.”Partial
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  x 0.02 · y 0.28 · w 0.12 · h 0.44 (high)

Other

Image shows the open book placed on a light wood surface with soft, even lighting from above; slight shadows appear along the book edges; photograph is vertically framed with the book centered and some cropping of the left and right edges.

• Background surfaceSmooth light wood table with visible grain patterns filling the full image background.
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  x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 1.00 (high)
• Shot compositionTop-down view of the open book, framed so the right page is centered; small portion of the book cover and spine visible at top-left corner.
• Lighting and shadowsEven diffuse lighting with soft shadows visible along the lower and right edges of the book and slight specular highlights on the glassware shown in the printed photograph.

Colors

off-white· page background (white margin)#FAF0F2dark charcoal· photograph dark textured background#433434deep red· red drinking glasses in photorosy ham pink· cured meat in jars (photo)golden oil· oil or pickling liquid in jars (photo)#FACDABcobalt blue· book block edge

03

Product

Open cookbook page visible showing a full-bleed photo of striped purple eggplants piled next to green peppers; right edge of the book with visible page block is visible.

• Open book pageRight half of an open book is visible, showing the top surface and the full-bleed printed photograph; the book's page block and stacked page edges are visible along the right margin.
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  x 0.00 · y 0.04 · w 0.98 · h 0.46 (high)
• Eggplant clusterMultiple long, striped eggplants fill the left and central area of the page photo; skins show alternating darker purple and lighter streaks and pale green calyxes.
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  x 0.02 · y 0.12 · w 0.68 · h 0.47 (high)
• Green peppersA pile of green peppers is visible behind and to the right of the eggplants within the page image; peppers show varied green tones and some surface blemishes.
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  x 0.62 · y 0.14 · w 0.32 · h 0.28 (high)
• Metal spatula cornerA triangular corner of a metal spatula or flat metal surface intrudes from the top-left of the page photo; surface shows scratched texture and pale reflective silver tone.
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  x 0.03 · y 0.06 · w 0.18 · h 0.18 (medium)
• Page edge and fore-edgeThe book's fore-edge on the right shows a visible block of pages with a narrow blue printed edge and small visible page layering.
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  x 0.93 · y 0.06 · w 0.05 · h 0.46 (high)

Other

Cookbook photographed flat on a light wood surface; image is a cropped top-down composition with soft even lighting and visible wood grain background.

• Background surfaceLight natural wood surface with visible grain and water-mark-like darker stains occupies the background surrounding the book.
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  x 0.00 · y 0.50 · w 1.00 · h 0.50 (high)
• Shot compositionTop-down, slightly cropped framing that shows only the right-hand open page of the book and a portion of the left page; the image is centered horizontally higher on the frame leaving empty wood below.
• Lighting and shadowsEven, diffuse lighting with soft shadows beneath the book edge and minimal specular highlights on the metal surface in the photo.

Colors

striped deep purple· eggplant skin (dark purple)pale lavender-white streaks· eggplant skin (light streaks)#E3DDE4pale green· calyx and stemsmid green· peppersbrushed silver· metal surface in photoedge blue· page edge and text block