WINTER VEGETABLE REVIEW

Left:Black Radish   Right: A season ends and a season begins with radish, turnip, and tomato salad
Winter is wearing out its last weeks and I’m frantically trying to post my winter veggies before its too late.  What a rich winter it was with the variety of root vegetables that grow in the cold dirt of [...]

DECEMBER SWEETS: A PHOTO TOUR

Fondant-glazed Sugar Cookies
December is a busy month for a pastry chef… working odd hours, long hours, short hours (last night I worked from 10pm to 2am… and I pick up again tonight at 2am). I cook so much this month that I’ve started to feel like a real pâtissier and not just a silly imposter [...]

BLACK RADISH & BASIL FLOWER CRUDITÉ

Black radish, basil flower, fromage frais, and truffle infused balsamic vinegar sprinkled with pepper

When I purchased a basil plant at the market this summer, I told the farmer that I had already killed two of these plants, so if he had any advice on keeping it in good health, I would be greatly appreciative. “Don’t [...]

3 TINY, TASTY, AMUSES-BOUCHES

A cube of crusty French country bread topped with an olive oil-drenched roasted garlic clove, a demi-cherry tomato and a freshly picked tarragon leaf from my window sill.
Finally, it all makes sense… live to taste, taste to live. Little simple bites of splendor before a meal, or just comme ça, disappear in my mouth which [...]