One of the greatest things about America is the cultural mix. Which often means that you can get great food in the unlikeliest of places. Like very good Mexican food in, um, Virginia! A previously satisfied customer? Arlington, Virginia, is best known for the cemetary and a large, five-sided building called the Pentagon. (There’s lots of military people lurking in the Metro and on the…
Upon arrival at Paris’ Roissy airport, I notice that lots of people seem to be smiling and no one is trying to cut in front of me in line and many of the people are toting self-help bestsellers with semi-bald men grinning on the glossy front jackets. Yes, I’m on my way back to the United States of America. I got upgraded, which is like…
Recently I’ve been thinking a bit about pistachios for a couple of reasons. Pistachios are wonderful and tasty nuts that not so long ago were considered unusual and exotic. Now they’ve become rather common and are easily available. When I was a little boy, my Syrian grandfather used to always have on hand big 5-poundsacks of pistachio nuts, sometimes vividly-colored red (am I the only…
One of my favorite lunch treats is from Au Levain du Marais, their warm Anchovy Tart with soft-baked tomatoes and oil-cured olives, all baked in a buttery puff-pastry crust. I try to stop in at least once a week for a quick bite, and if I’m lucky, I get to the bakery just when they’re fresh from the oven. A perfect lunch! Au Levain du…
Do you know what this is? It’s my almost-empty peanut butter jar, which means I’m just about due for a trip back to the United States of America…I’ll be on The Book Tour! The good part of The Book Tour is that I get to meet lots of people who bake from my books and read my blog. This is what I’ll be doing the…
We have a winner! Everyone did their best, and most of you got the 3. Fruitcakes and 4. Tube of Sweetened Condensed Milk correct, but only one could figure out one of the other two. So after much guessing about the items, here are the answers for the Culinary Contest… 1. Le farz. This is a linen sack specifically made for making Kig ha Farz,…
It’s pretty unusual to find anything in Paris at a discount, so imagine my surprise when I came upon this rarity: …a discount coupon! When I got to the place, however, that a cone of ice cream was 5€ ($6). Gulp! I guess the concept of le discount isn’t quite yet fully-understood in Paris…spoilsports! So I decided it’s time for a contest around here. Yes,…
Got your knickers in a knot trying to find new dessert ideas for the holidays? Pick up the November 2005 issue of Bon Appétit magazine, which features some of my absolute favorite new dessert recipes… The November Bon Appétit is available now at newstands, or visit Epicurious.
Remember the prunes! This week is Prune Blogging Thursday (October 27). If you have a prune recipe or entry on your blog or web site, don’t forget to email me the link for posting. (…and is that blinking annoying or what?)
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