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Gougères and pâte à choux for French-themed Girls' Cooking Night
Thursday, November 19th, 2009I knew this would be a great opportunity to try a new French dish – always fun – and finally read through my second-hand copy of Julia Child’s The French Chef Cookbook which I bought at an antique shop in Franklin, TN, last month. …
My Year on the Grill: How I single handedly rebuilt New Orleans
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009Today, the Carousel still attracts celebrities, including some recent sightings – Michael Jordan, Dennis Quaid, Greg Allman and Sally Struthers (a meathead like me loves the thought that I am sharing a seat that Gloria sat in). … K-PAUL’s LOUISIANA KITCHEN, home to PBS star, Chef Paul Prudhomme. Classic old style New Orleans cuisine was largely based on French Creole cooking. Crawfish Etouffee is a fancy name for meat over rice, “smothered” in a sauce. That’s French. …
Velvety Chicken Pumpkin Soup
Friday, October 9th, 2009Susanna Foo is one of our country’s truly imaginative chef’s. She combines the techniques and ingredients of Chinese and French cooking to create dishes of great beauty and delicacy. She has an unerring palate for flavor combinations …
Aubert, Claude
Thursday, July 9th, 2009Claude AubertLe Bec-FinCovington LA Claude Aubert has always been a chef’s chef. His compatriot chefs have held him in respect, admiring his courtly manners, impeccable training, and great talent. Le Bec Fin, his small, very French restaurant across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans, has a lovely, classic quality. “I am a French chef,” he said [...]
Foo, Susanna
Thursday, July 9th, 2009Susanna FooSusanna FooPhiladelphia PAhttp://www.susannafoo.com Food has been a life-long love for Susanna Foo. As a child in northern China and Taiwan, she accompanied the family cook to the market and learned how to select product. At home, her brothers encouraged her baking experiments. Even after earning her B.A. in history from the University of Taiwan [...]
O’Connell, Patrick
Thursday, July 9th, 2009Patrick O'ConnellThe Inn at Little WashingtonWashington VAhttp://www.theinnatlittlewashington.com If Patrick O’Connell had continued on his initial career path and become an actor, it is possible that by now he would have a Tony and an Oscar on his mantel. Instead, he decided to become a chef, and his Inn at Little Washington has garnered just about [...]
Verge, Lucien
Thursday, July 9th, 2009Lucien VergeL'EscargotChicago IL While many French restaurants were transformed by the influence of nouvelle cuisine, Lucien Verge’s L’Escargot remained a bastion of the simple, honest food of provincial French cooking. In fact, customers were so thrilled by his cassoulet that they did not allow him to remove it from the menu, even during the hot [...]
Yagihashi, Takashi
Thursday, July 9th, 2009Takashi YagihashiTributeFarmington Hills MI Takashi Yagihashi has travelled a culinary path that has taken him through some of the finest kitchens in every corner of the world. In 2003 that path led him to the stage at the James Beard Awards, accepting the award as Best Chef, Mid-west. Yagihashi describes his high-concept food as “contemporary [...]
Poilevey, Jean Claude
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Jean Claude Poilevey Le Bouchon; La Sardine Chicago IL http://www.lebouchonofchicago.com For twenty years, the last five as sole owner, Jean Claude Poilevey was responsible for the exquisite French cuisine at Chicago´s La Fontaine. So when that restaurant closed its doors in 1993, Poilevey felt drawn to something a good deal simpler. His forty-seat Le Bouchon, [...]
Caputo, Frank
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Frank Caputo The Joint, Cape Harbour FL taped at Kiawah Island SC Chef Frank Caputo says, ‚“I was raised in the food industry dating back to the 1940s. Both parents were born in a small town in southern Italy where hard work, eating, and drinking were a way of life. Traditions, culture, and the love [...]
