Category Archives: food focus
Boulangerie at Home
I may have found the perfect winter quarantine book. This is a mechanic’s handbook to creating perfect boulangerie–croissants, brioche sucre, apple tarts, vienna rolls, and all sorts of bread loaves. Those delicious things you used to enjoy in the bakery … Continue reading
Posted in baking, food focus, recipe
Tagged Boulangerie, Harper Collins, Rodolphe Landemaine
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Melt, Stretch & Sizzle, the Art of Cooking Cheese
Cheese, milk’s leap toward immortality. Clifton Fadiman For anyone whose ever had a fondue seize or a just “meh” grilled cheese, this is the book. Tia Keenan is a cheese expert, author of The Art of the Cheese Plate in … Continue reading
Posted in entertaining, food focus, recipe, technique
Tagged cheese, Melt Stretch & Sizzle, Rizzoli, The Art of the Cheese Plate, Tia Keenan
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Eataly: All About Pasta, A Complete Guide with Recipes
Life is a combination of magic and pasta. Federico Fellini And there’s nothing magic about making pasta. Once you’ve learned a few techniques that work for your pots and your kitchen, you can make delicious pasta from almost anything. But … Continue reading
Posted in cultural, food focus, technique, travel, what's for dinner
Tagged Eataly, Natalie Danford, pasta, Rizzoli
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Distilling the South, A Guide to Southern Craft Liquors
Well, between Scotch and nothin’, I suppose I’d take Scotch. It’s the nearest thing to moonshine I can find. William Faulkner The distillers in this book are making liquors that are far more sophisticated than moonshine, but like moonshine, are … Continue reading
Posted in food focus, regional, travel
Tagged Distilling the South, Kathleen Purvis, unc press
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Risotto & Beyond
Each month is gay, each season nice, when eating chicken soup with rice. Maurice Sendak Or when eating Risotto with Oysters and Prosecco, or Rice Tart with Prosciutto, or Rice Crespelle with Almonds and Organic Honey. John Coletta is the … Continue reading
Posted in food focus, international, technique, Uncategorized, what's for dinner
Tagged John Coletta, Risotto & Beyond, Rizzoli
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Lemons are a Girl’s Best Friend
“I’m always so excited when I find new ways to use lemons.” not Marilyn Monroe Lemons are a girl’s best friend, but so are mangoes, cherries, sweet potatoes, olives, seaweed, and more. Everyone of them is healthy–deep colors equal lots … Continue reading
Posted in food focus, health, recipe
Tagged clarkson potter, cosmetics, Janet Hayward, superfood
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Tea and History
This article appeared in the December/January issue of CHoWline, the monthly newsletter of the Culinary Historians of Washington, DC. But here I can share more pictures! London’s Victoria & Albert Museum was established … Continue reading
Posted in Culinary Historians of Washington DC, food focus, history, international
Tagged afternoon tea, London, V&A Museum
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Appetite for Books 