by Brian | Oct 31, 2012 | News
Just so you folks know, everything and everybody at Cooking by the Book in Lower Manhattan is fine. Well, the power is is out, won’t be back for a few more days and we are going to have to purge our refrigerators. We live a quarter mile from the Hudson,...
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 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 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...
by Brian | Oct 10, 2012 | Cooking Classes, News
Even if you are not a wine expert, if you hear the word Bordeaux the vision of a great red wine may spring into your mind. This Friday — October 12 at 6:30 — at Cooking by the Book, we have our Wine Tour de France offering a guided...
by Brian | Oct 4, 2012 | Cooking Classes, Cooking Events, News
The words wine and France are synonymous. French wines are outstanding for both their quality and diversity. Many wine experts suggest that there is no single “French wine” but really a vast collection of outstanding wine regions that contribute to the French...
