by Brian | Apr 30, 2018 | Recipes
Last week I reviewed The L.A. Cookbook. Suzi and I had just returned from ten days in Sicily where we encountered seafood, artichokes and pistachios. So, in The L.A. Cookbook, when I saw a recipe for Pistachio Mole, well, it had to be a message from God. We made it...
by Brian | Apr 30, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This new cookbook is the prototype for American cooking in the 21st century. It’s filled with recipes that are interesting to your eye — and ultimately to nose and mouth — and that are clearly easy to prepare. This is a cookbook for the American home kitchen for busy...
by Brian | Apr 29, 2018 | Recipes
You may have heard of Ladurée, the French patisserie shop that defined modern macaroons. If you visit Paris, you are never far from a storefront cascading with macaroons in rainbow of seasonal colors. They actually have other food, too. Like Napoleons. Even savory...
by Brian | Apr 27, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Whenever I open a new cookbook, I ask myself one key question: who is this book for? For The L.A. Cookbook, the answer is simple: everyone. Every one of us would benefit from this cookbook, everyone of us will find several recipes here that we are going to love and...
by Brian | Apr 26, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
Today’s TBT recipe is one of our favorites. Cucumber, spring onion, smoked trout and horseradish cream. This is an ideal treat for your Sunday brunch. Patricia Wells’ latest...
