Persian Noodle Soup (Ash Reshteh)
Gingerbread Cake with Rum Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Butternut Bisque with Crab
Pear and Almond Tart
Spicy Coconut Glazed Winter Vegetables
I know this might sound like one of my stranger concoctions. But trust me on this, please, I have not totally lost my mind yet… Sometimes I just… Read More »
Le Bernardin: A Thousand Kitchen Years Ago
There are dog years, cat years, human years, and then there are kitchen years… Saturday morning, my last Saturday morning, I hop in a taxi and take the… Read More »
Le Bernardin: A Kitchen Winter Wonderland
I leave my heated cozy apartment this crisp Saturday morning and head for work in what I think is an appropriate outfit. But no. I’m stopped at the… Read More »
Le Bernardin: Monk Station at Night
Switching from cooking the lunch service to cooking the dinner service on the line is like switching from Coca Cola to cocaine. Both are stimulating, one slightly more… Read More »
Turnip Ginger Soup with Greens & Ham
Thanksgiving soups are erring on the butternut squash side this season. I thought it might be nice to try something different… Turnip and ginger are magical together and… Read More »
Lollo Rosso Asian Pear Salad with Persian Lime Pomegranate Vinaigrette
Looking for a pretty holiday salad to set the tone? There is nothing like a sweet, astringent, earthy, nicely seasoned salad to get the salivary glands going. Preferably… Read More »
Turnips Fried in Bacon Fat
What do you mean you don’t like turnips? The farmer’s markets are flooding with them! How can you even walk by the produce aisle without noticing those gorgeous… Read More »
Roasted Chicken, Parsnips, & Carrots with Pomegranate Ginger Sauce
The wonderful thing about making a simple meal is that it allows the cook time to focus on one feature. In this case, the sauce. Pomegranate juice is… Read More »
Brandade de Morue Holiday Dip
Perhaps salted cod isn’t on the top of your grocery list. But if you were living 400 years ago, it probably would be – that is assuming you… Read More »
Le Bernardin: Superstitions & Kitchen Witches
I have become ridiculously superstitious. And I don’t mean in the traditional sense like if you see a penny face up and you leave it there (because New… Read More »
Cauliflower & Dried Porcini Soup with Thyme
This soup is really good and earthy. And it pairs sinfully well with a bottle of burgundy. Cauliflower has a delicate subtle sweetness and porcini broth gives it… Read More »
Roasted Sweet Dumpling Squash with Frisée & Warm Bacon Vinaigrette
I would never have bought this squash had the name not included ‘dumpling’. Why ‘dumpling’? Why not ‘stripe-y’ or ‘squash-a-licious’? It does melt in your mouth sort of… Read More »
