by Brian | Oct 22, 2012 | Cooking Classes, News
Americans talk about pie. Deep dish pie, filled with fruit. See, you have visions of apples dancing in your head, don’t you? And in Europe, the word is tart. Elegant, refined, and not too deep. Europeans love tarts and, unlike us, have equally admiration for...
by Brian | Oct 18, 2012 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
It’s true fall and your farmers market is abundant with fruit, particularly apples and pears. I have this love/hate relationship with pears that cannot be solved. When good, a pear is the best fruit possible. Of course, a pear is at its peak for all of 90 minutes it...
by Brian | Oct 16, 2012 | Cooking Classes, Cooking Events, News
The wine versus beer debate can be conducted from many perspectives. This Friday at Cooking by the Book, we will have our own Beer versus Wine debate featuring Sommeliers Samuel Merritt (beer) and Harriet Lembeck (wine) as they bring their expert perspectives t a key...
by Brian | Oct 15, 2012 | Cooking Classes, Cooking Events
Men and women tend to have debates about key issues: money, children, do we have beer or wine with dinner. For example, men tend to favor beer while women are more partial to wine. This dichotomy is brilliantly described in the book He Said Beer She Said Wine by...
by Brian | Oct 12, 2012 | Cookbook Review, News
Like photos? Photos of food? Great photos of food and matching recipes and tables elegantly set? Those answers are easy. “Easy” is a four-letter word. And if something that is supposed to be easy turns out to very not-easy, then I can feel like a dummy. The website...
