by Brian | Sep 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
You can still find summer peaches, now decidedly sweet, in stores and farmers markets. With that final push of sweetness, the peaches are lovely in pies and other desserts or in beverages. Now is the time for that peach margarita you’ve been craving. But, wait, there...
by Brian | Sep 21, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Uncategorized
This book was featured at this year’s Kneading Conference in Skowhegan, Maine. First, a plug for the conference. Suzi and I have gone every other year for decades for three days of classes and seminars by bakers and farmers devoted to the craft and the art of...
by Brian | Sep 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
In 2011, Ladurée published two volumes. There is, naturally, Sweet: The Recipes. And this Savory: The Recipes. I’ll post about Sweet in a couple of weeks. Today, it is savory. Proper eating order must be maintained! I’ve been in Ladurée in Paris many...
by Brian | Aug 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Mid-August in the Catskills can be confusing. There is deep summer heat: tomorrow in will be in the nineties. But over the weekend, the temperature barely hit the seventies and there was a torrent of rain. Those temperature changes mean you can see early signs of...
by Brian | Jul 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Let’s say that you are in Helsinki, maybe covering an international summit. You need a drink — definitely if you were doing a summit. Is there good bar on hand? Maybe the best bar in all of Scandinavia? You can go to A 21 Decades. There you can enjoy classic drinks...
by Brian | May 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
The name Jacques Torres is synonymous with dessert and surely with chocolate. This 1998 book was a companion to a PBS television series where he had guest chefs, like Julia Child, elbow deep in chocolate. Many of these recipes comes from his stint as pastry chef at Le...
