by Brian | May 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Burgundy is justly famous for its distinctive wines. The wines benefit from an exceptional terroir including mineral-rich limestone soils. You may not know it, but that soil has multiple uses. Like ceramics. Since 1850 the Emile Henri family has crafted ceramic...
by Brian | May 3, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Imagine you have just started cooking school. What do you expect on that first day, the first week, the first semester? Yes, you’ll be cooking things, learning recipes, but the school won’t be about recipes. It will be about food and “how to do it” in the kitchen....
by Brian | May 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
It is spring and some of the early delights include lettuce. This post, from 6 years ago, is for a most favorite salad idea from Jacques Pepin, the French master who transformed American cuisine. If you mention the name “Jacques Pepin” to someone at random, you stand...
by Brian | May 2, 2018 | Recipes
I’m keeping my word. When earlier today I post by review for Bistro by Alain Ducasse, I promised to post this singular recipe. Suz and I are traveling for a few days but, but when we return we have a dinner party and this dish is on the menu. Think about cooking...
by Brian | May 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
There is this rumor, very pervasive, that to go to heaven, first you must die. Nothing could be further from the truth. You can just pick up your phone and make a reservation at any Alain Ducasse restaurant: there are about thirty of them from Paris to Qatar to Tokyo...
