Although you can get a good amount of excellent food in the US, the one thing that I haven’t quite found an equal to is French butter. In my life, I’m probably responsible for a couple of tons of butter being baked, melted, sautéed, rolled, crumbled, cubed, smeared and creamed. When I arrived in NY late last evening, I made a beeline to Whole Foods…
A French friend asked me recently, “David, do I look gay?” Without a second of hesitation, I replied, “Yes, absolutely.” “Why?” he said. “Well, for one thing,” I told him, “You’re French—which makes you suspect. Another is that you’re wearing a pink polo shirt. You also answer your emails quickly and you spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about your hair.” “And you have…
Flavored with crushed branches of fennel, these avocado-green olives are harvested very early and only available for an extremely short time. I’ve been anticipating them ever since Jacques, my favorite olive merchant, started getting excited when he told me about their arrival a few weeks back. So I knew they’d be special. (If someone who’s been selling olives for twenty-plus years is still excited about…
Next week I’ll be in New York City and there’s going to be a get-together and booksigning at The City Bakery, home of the fabulous pretzel croissant. It’ll be a chance to meet and greet. So if you live in the area, or feel like you need an excuse to visit New York next weekend, stop by for a visit! The event will be next…
I wonder if they do this in any Parisian cafes? The Masters of Chocolate descend on my city… …but I am telling you that I am not going. What the heck is couverture? Who said cake decorating is boring? The 5 most expensive chocolates in the world. (via WTTF) Marsha, Marsha..ooh..Marshaaaaa…!! Meet The Meat We Eat. Holy bikeshorts, Laura! Step-by-step guide to mastering gorgeous, buttery…
Parisian Etiquette When I go back to the states, one of the questions I’m most-commonly asked is—”Aren’t Parisians rude?” I recently got in my elevator and this was posted: It’s a notice that my neighbor is having her birthday party and to please excuse her in advance of any noise that may be a nuisance. I’ve been told some newcomers see these posted and incorrectly…
When Adam asked me to host him on his book tour through cyberspace, the first thing that went through my mind was—“Adam Roberts? Who cares about him?” Especially when his mom pals around with the big boys… Mrs. Roberts and Ben Affleck My goodness, if Adam pops up one more time in my RSS feeder, I’m going to bop him in that big old schnozola…
Does anyone know what this is used for?… This solid cone of sugar was given to me by a friend. It weights about 2 kilos (4½ pounds) and is from Morocco. Can’t figure out what to do with it, or what it’s used for. But I don’t think I need to buy sugar for a while, although I can’t really use it for baking. It’s…
A long, long time ago, I remember an article in a food magazine where they asked a bunch of chefs and cookbook authors what their favorite piece of cookware was. But no one asked me*. In those days, when those kinds of articles were written, there were all sorts of smiling faces of happy cooks and writers, presumably whisking things up in their kitchens, chopping away…
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