Tarte Aux Noix

On October 18, 2007 16 Comments
In Recipes, Sweet Pastry

I keep telling myself I’m not going to publish another tart recipe but I can’t help it! It’s my “go to” dessert. I whip them up kind of… Read More »

Baking Bread in Conzieu: IT’S ALIVE!!!

On October 4, 2007 26 Comments
In Recipes, Savory Pastry, Travel, Vie à Paris

This has got to be one of the top ten reasons to quit your day job and become a food blogger: so that you too can get invited… Read More »

Saumons Parfumés Aux Cèdre, Navets à la Nivernaise

On September 28, 2007 2 Comments
In Uncategorized

That’s a really fancy way of attempting to say: salmon grilled on a cedar plank with glazed turnips, carrots, onions and potatoes. I’m sure some one is bound… Read More »

Chef’s challenge

On September 24, 2007 10 Comments
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Dust off that ipod and join my Nike Chef’s challenge to work off those extra pounds so we can enjoy putting them back on this winter. This is… Read More »

Pink Champagne Sorbet

On September 21, 2007 3 Comments
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My biggest problem with this recipe is not tasting it every other second while the liquid freezes. Just because it’s frozen champagne doesn’t mean it has any less… Read More »

From Dust to Drinky Places

On September 17, 2007 10 Comments
In Hipster SF, Travel

Immigration was on the brain as I lay in bed nursing a concussion caused by sheer stupidity and lack of coordination. Between ears ringing and different states of… Read More »

Paris Picks: Restaurants & Bistros

On September 11, 2007 24 Comments
In Travel, Vie à Paris, Yummy Bistros, Yummy Restaurants

I receive tons of emails requesting good restaurants in Paris. And it’s no surprise because there are a lot of mediocre eateries here! Here’s a short list of… Read More »

Tempura Green Beans & Cod Escabeche

On September 2, 2007 9 Comments
In Fish, Recipes, Vegetables

This recipe is in no way shape or form French. Sorry! But, it is good – I promise that at least! So here’s my latest fusion offering: Japanese… Read More »

Tarte Aux Nectarines et Mûres

On August 26, 2007 6 Comments
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I’m obsessed with the colors orange and deep purple right now. Maybe it’s because I’ve been deprived of Halloween for three years here in Paris or that I’m… Read More »

Salade d’Arugula, Nasturce, et Mûre,

On August 24, 2007 10 Comments
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My dream was so strange: I don’t know what I was doing making a salad presented three ways for a Top Chef episode. But I remember in my… Read More »

Paris On The Terrace: BBQ Chicken

On August 19, 2007 14 Comments
In Uncategorized

Without fail, whenever I make a video on my terrace, it rains! Nonetheless, I think this video is still entertaining – in the same way rubber yellow chicken… Read More »

Hors d’Oeuvres d’Été

On August 11, 2007 9 Comments
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My California summer is coming to a close. I fly tomorrow back to Paris. (Sniff, sniff!) It’s always hard to leave San Francisco – no more baseball games,… Read More »