Introduction<br >EUROPEAN COUNTRY CUISINE: ROMANTIC INNS & RECIPES is a result of<br >wanting to share with you a delightful combination of charming accommodations<br >and fine cuisine. Featured are over one hundred of our favorite inns from<br >eighteen countries and shared recipes by the chefs of each inn. This is a must<br >for the cookbook collector and traveler alike. Some of you can enjoy this guide<br >without ever leaving your armchair to turn on the stove. For some reviewing<br >the inn descriptions and recipes or preparing the meals in your own kitchen will<br >bring back memories of your own stay and dining experiences. For others it will<br >be the necessary temptation to plan a trip to experience a number of these inns<br >with this volume as their guide. Plan your holiday around the cozy inns that<br >have revealed their special recipes. Stay at cozy hotels and savor a feast of<br >fine foods and wines. Return home to prepare these recipes in your own<br >kitchen， with a comprehension of the grandeur of the environment in which these<br >recipes were created by the masters themselves.<br >The term "gourmet" though considered for inclusion in the title of this book， has<br >been omitted as we do not consider ourselves qualified gourmands. We love to<br >travel. We enjoy good food enhanced by its presentation and the atmosphere in<br >which it is served and， although not trained chefs， we also love to cook. From<br >each hotel-restaurant considered we requested that the chef submit a selection<br >of regional specialties prepared in his kitchen; to share the secret behind his<br >creations. Generally we have chosen just one recipe from each hotel， wanting<br >not to be repetitive in selections， and with the desire of presenting you with an<br >interesting and tempting balance of entries. Assuming that the majority of our<br >readers are also not gourmet chefs， we have opted for recipes that are not<br >overwhelming in their level of intricacy or difficulty. The selection of recipes<br >