"Eric" wrote:

> Several years ago, while browsing a bookstore, I happened upon a book by The International
> Culinary Association called The Culinary Encyclopedia. This book was great. Not only did it
> contain recipes, but also the history and origins of the particular dishs in it. I bought the book for a > whopping $250.00, money well spent. In a recent move, I have lost the book and can find nowhere > to buy it. I have searched the internet and can find no references to that particular one, nor can I
> find any reference to the International Culinary Association. If anyone has this book, I would be
> forever grateful if you could forward the Publishers information from the book. You will know this is > the book by looking on the back cover under the UPC bar-code, It has $250.00 printed under it.
> Any leads would be helpful.


Try http://tinyurl.com/2qz9h for Larousse Gastronomique: The World's Greatest Culinary Encyclopedia. I cannot find the International Culinary Association, but I can find many names similar to it.