Does anyone know what this is used for?… This solid cone of sugar was given to me by a friend. It weights about 2 kilos (4½ pounds) and is from Morocco. Can’t figure out what to do with it, or what it’s used for. But I don’t think I need to buy sugar for a while, although I can’t really use it for baking. It’s…
A long, long time ago, I remember an article in a food magazine where they asked a bunch of chefs and cookbook authors what their favorite piece of cookware was. But no one asked me*. In those days, when those kinds of articles were written, there were all sorts of smiling faces of happy cooks and writers, presumably whisking things up in their kitchens, chopping away…
There something about this restaurant… …that makes me rather nervous about eating there.
Since I can’t hack Ikea, it’s nice to know others can. Unbaffling those French cooking terms. (Merci, Kate) What? No camera? Oy! Ugh! Learn French—plus vite. She’s ticklin’ my ribs. Do I have to get blamed for everything around here? The French smoking ban ain’t gonna be such a killer after all. I am not a stalker. Too beautiful to eat. Play-by-play at The Fat…
It’s bacon and it’s vegetarian? (Thanks Melissa!) I just knew those hand sanitizers were evil. You can take them off your belts now, folks. (via Derrick) Deb’s not as smitten as the French are about McDo‘s. Why rugby rocks (See what you Americans are missing?) Are we sure he’s talking about the New England? How great French butter is made. Adam’s out! Work on an…
New Server It’s niçoise–ish salad days around here since we’ve made the long-awaited and much-needed move to a larger server. The site should be loading much faster than it was before on the dinky server I’ve been limping along with. Hence we called it a day. However all was not without a glitch and you may have encountered some error messages recently. Sorry about that,…
Super tips on asking strangers permission to snap their photo. Oh, la vache is right! Let your homemade ice cream rest in Sweet Bliss. International Travel Boo-Boos. Drink wine through a straw? Mastering perfect popcorn. My new, favorite place to see Parisians in Birkenstocks. I guess it’s not so hidden anymore. Paris goes Wi-Fi! le Smart car is en route to America. Ever wonder how…
…and just in case you want to know what happens if you leave a chocolate birthday cake you made in the sun by accident…
Required reading from Mort Rosenblum: A New France, Sixth Republic—or Sarkostan? Let’s all wish Chef Grant Achatz well, and a speedy and successful recovery. Don’t tell me anyone actually likes the pigeons in Paris? No danger of a chocolate meltdown where you live? Stock up for your fix at Chocosphere in the US, and Seventy Percent, in the UK. …and where you’ll find others like…
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