by Brian | Sep 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s fall and the pears are ripe. Time for a pear pie from Italy, from the Piedmont sitting next to the Alps. The abundance of crust here will remind you of apple pie but that succulent, delicate pear flavor will convince you that this, too, should be in your personal...
by Brian | Sep 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
I opened up last week’s Food Section of the Times and found this recipe from Melissa Clark. We have to make this dish this weekend I told myself. I put the paper aside. An hour later Suzi comes into my room and says, “We have to make this dish this weekend.” I...
by Brian | Sep 5, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
I first posted this six years ago, when the first Le Pain Quotidien stores began to appear in New York City. Now, there are many more of them and they are a welcome stop. A “tartine” used to be a rarity but now they are common and as wonderful as ever. If...
by Brian | Sep 5, 2019 | Cookbook Review, TBT
Summer will be gone in three weeks. Actually, August was very cool in upstate New York. Fall has been with us for several weeks. To squeeze out the very last of summer, it’s time for some revolutionary hot food. There is life way, way beyond Taco Bell, and this...
by Brian | Sep 4, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Author Ian Buxton is a liquor champion who has written 101 Rums to Try Before You Die. 101 Rums is a handy volume to carry in your ventures in liquor stores as a personal buying assistant. Here’s an equally important book from Ian: 101 Gins to Try Before You...
