by Brian | Jan 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
When it arrives on your table, a dish should be beautiful. In form, in color, and even in aroma. While that final plating is quite important, having beauty every step of the way is certainly beneficial. Here’s a shot of last week’s vegetable stock from Suzi’s...
by Brian | Sep 13, 2017 | Recipes
This recipe comes from Home Cooking with Jean-Georges and it is a prototype of the elegant food you will find in his book. While we do cook fish at home, most of us tend to prepare it simply: a pan-fry or barbecue, the fish plated on its own, some sauce or lemon on...
by Brian | Sep 8, 2017 | Recipes
I’m off to get the morning paper. The sun is out, no clouds in the sky. I step outside. I stop. I go inside and then return to the street with a jacket on. Fall has arrived. Time for warmer foods, fall comfort foods. From Broth and Stock by Jennifer McGruther comes...
by Brian | Dec 18, 2012 | Recipes
This is a recipe for a very authentic Southeast Asian soup. That authentic character means this is a multistage recipe, building to a sumptuous conclusion. There are a lot of ingredients and the preparation time is going to be about 3 hours. Now, there is a...