Okay, show of hands – who likes guacamole more than I do? Guacamole is one of my favorite things, and nobody is happier than I am when I make it in Paris. French people like guacamole too, and you’ll see it all sorts of guises, including frozen at the chain-store, Picard. In French, often the last part of a word isn’t pronounced, so guacamole is…
I crave Asian flavors, which became apparent on a couple of occasions this month. For one thing, it seems that I want to add chiles and fresh ginger to everything. Here is Sydney, Australia, where so much of the food feels Asian-influenced – clean flavors, fresh ingredients often cooked quickly over high heat (cooks using fiery woks always seem to be “attacking” the food, simultaneously…
Contrary to popular belief, people who work in restaurants preparing food rarely have time to eat. And even though the line cooks could sit down after they were done feeding everyone their first and main courses, that was the the most hectic time for us pastry folks since all the dessert orders would come tumbling in. Bakers are known for eating things like butter sandwiches…
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