by Brian | Feb 3, 2015 | News
For 25 years, Cooking by the Book has offered hands-on cooking classes with the best instruction, superb recipes, and exceptional dining. For 35 years, De Gustibus Cooking School at Macy’s Herald Square, has been the culinary stage for world famous chefs and...
![Cookbook Review: Madeleines by Barbara Feldman Morse [Quirk]](/var/www//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wc2-Book-Cover-672x700-187333_672x675.jpg)
by Brian | Feb 3, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I know, the pastry rage from France is macaroons [aka macarons] with colorful shops springing up on every block and at every farmers market. Who can resist the crunch and sweetness? But there is another classic French cookie that must not be forgotten and that, in its...
![Cookbook Review: Dry-Curing Pork by Hector Kent [Countryman Press]](/var/www//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wc-Book-Cover-667x700-156177_667x675.jpg)
by Brian | Feb 2, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
There are visual monumental moments in your life — those instances when you see something so astonishing that decades later the vision has barely faded. You can close your eyes and be right there in the spot again. A dozen years ago, Suzen and I were attending a...
by Brian | Feb 2, 2015 | Recipes
Cold Weather Cooking by Sarah Leah Chase has just been reissued by Workman Press. Sarah has been author, chef, and caterer. Her catering skills are on display here in this beautiful rendition of baked beans. The circles of that apple rum crust on top are immediately...
by Brian | Feb 2, 2015 | News
No, I did not blog yesterday on Super Bowl Sunday. Suzen and I were glued to the pre-game and the game and … No, we two diehard Seahawks fans never want to talk about the end of the game. Never ever. But there is plenty to talk about. First, I have a new...
