Read 'Em & Eat: Luke Nguyen's France

Luke Nguyen wants to take you on a gastronomic adventure with his new cookbook Luke Nguyen's France.

The book follows Nguyen's journey through the French culinary landscape as he discovers the secrets of classic French cooking and its influence on Vietnamese cuisine. From the boulevards of Paris to the grand chateaus in the Loire Valley, Nguyen unveils the heart of French food and culture with recipes, both traditional and innovative, coaxed from distant relatives and locals chefs.

Released as the companion book to Nguyen's recent SBS show of the same name, Nguyen's France pops with beautiful photography of the food and vistas of France. It's Nguyen's sixth cookbook and his first foray into European cooking — not a bad effort considering the restaurant owner also recently opened a cooking school in Ho Chi Minh City.