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Chocolate Macarons from Laduree, in Paris

After the end of a long week: I renewed my Carte de Sejour, braved the hectic but incredibleMarché St. Pierre at the foot of Montmarte…and tried to get an answer about why after 10 days, I still don’t have internet access or cable tv. With all that stress, I felt it was an absolute necessity to visit Ladurée twice this week, especially since all my…

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Prune Recipes from Around the World

Welcome To Prune Blogging Thursday! I was, frankly, a bit surprised that anyone but me participated…but most of the prune-skeptics out there seem to have been won over. Participants were from all over the world: Italy, Estonia, France, Scotland, Spain, Germany, Canada, and the United States. Thanks to everyone for sending me your entries and I encourage readers out there to visit their web sites…

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French Chocolate Macaron Recipe

One of the most vexing tasks some bakers come across is making the perfect Parisian macaron, those ethereal little domes of almond meringue seen all over Paris, often filled with buttercream, ganache, or a fruity filling of jam. Although the original macaron didn’t have filling, but were simply fused together while warm. So I decided to create two recipes for chocolate macarons: one with an…

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Bon Appétit Holiday Desserts

Got your knickers in a knot trying to find new dessert ideas for the holidays? Pick up the November 2005 issue of Bon Appétit magazine, which features some of my absolute favorite new dessert recipes… The November Bon Appétit is available now at newstands, or visit Epicurious.

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O Chateau: Wine Tasting in Paris

Sometimes I go back into the archives and pull up a post to refresh it. Perhaps the hours have changed, they’ve moved, or something else prompted me to tweak the entry. But a lot has happened since I first wrote about Ô Chateau wine tasting programs. First off, since I wrote about them, they’ve moved – twice.

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Foie Gras with Black Truffles

I was recently given the gift of a jar of extraordinary foie gras with summer truffles… The foie gras was mi-cuit, meaning it was just partially cooked (to between 175°F and 200°F, or 80°C to 90°C), which is considered the best way to preserve foie gras, so only the finest quality livers are used. Once sealed in jars, the foie gras needs to be eaten…

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10 Reasons to Live in Paris…con’t

For some reason, people keep asking, “Why do you live in Paris?” Well… 1. No one freaks when they find little black flecks in their vanilla ice cream. 2. If introduced as a pastry chef and cookbook author, I hear oh-la-la la’s instead of a litany of complaints about everyone’s diet. 3. The chocolate popsicles you buy at the supermarket are studded with real cocoa…

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Italian Chocolate Kisses

I like the word ‘addictive’. I use it when it refers to something I like a lot and can’t stop eating. So instead of implying a substance abuse problem (the jury’s still out around here whether or not chocolate is an abusable substance), the word has positive connotations for me. But I tend to use the word a lot, so much so that I fear…

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