Since 1925, Le Creuset has been inspiring longstanding culinary traditions as the first in colorful cookware, the finest in quality and design, and the favorite for generations. Crafted in Fresnoy-le-Grand, France, each cast iron piece passes through fifteen artisans, ensuring the highest standards. Original photography captured exclusively for this title offers readers a behind-the-scenes look at this time-honored process, from casting to molding to applying the colorful enamel. Alongside the craftsmanship and vibrant hues, Le Creuset: A Century of Colorful Cookware celebrates the connection and inspired traditions the pioneering brand evokes - Grandmother's chicken noodle soup, a family barbecue, the first time cooking a tagine, dining with friends around a fondue pot - showcasing gatherings across the globe and offering recipes to inspire your own. An introduction by award-winning journalist Brett Martin traces the story of how Le Creuset has played an integral role in bringing people together for a hundred years, and how it will continue to do so for the next hundred, in a blaze of colorful glory.