July 30, 2006
Coquelle Jaune Poussin
[Chick Yellow Coquelle]
Please join me in welcoming this yellow addition to my cocotte collection! Coquelle is a line of Le Creuset cast-iron pots designed by Raymond Loewy in 1958. They come in different colors, shapes, and sizes, but all of them share the same old-fashioned futuristic look, as if they were just about to take off from your stove and fly away to some distant planet where unattended stews do not scorch enamel and milk does not ...
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July 27, 2006
The Day I Turn 27
I am celebrating my 27th birthday today, and the weather is happy with frequent bursts of thankfulness. Twenty-seven has always been my lucky number so I am not all that surprised, but I have to say this has been an excellent vintage: my first year working for myself (I do recommend it to anyone who likes to work in his pajamas and dislikes being told what to do and when), my first cookbook completed, plenty of gratifying and challenging projec...
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July 23, 2006
Beurre de Cajou
[Cashew Butter]
My jar of old-fashioned chunky peanut butter having mysteriously evaporated somewhere between the store where I bought it and the apartment where I thought I'd brought it back, I had to devise a strategy to assuage the feeling of disappointment and vexation, the kind that makes you bang your fist on the kitchen counter as you mutter a few well-selected swear words through clenched teeth, and try hard to remind yourself that thi...
July 20, 2006
US Roadtrip Highlights, A Directory
As a post-scriptum to the notes from my roadtrip across the US, I have put together a list of the restaurants we enjoyed (plus a handful of non food-related stores/services), should you find yourself in the areas we visited.
~Florida~
--Miami
Jerry's Famous Deli
Huge diner-type deli -- breakfast served all day.
1450 Collins Avenue - (305) 532-8030
Puerto Sagua
Old Cuban diner in South Beach.
700 Collins Avenue - (305) 673-1115
Versailles
C...
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July 18, 2006
US Roadtrip Highlights, Part II
[You may want to read Part I first.]
Before I proceed with the second installment of notes from my roadtrip, I would like to respond to a question posted by Robin: how did we choose our food stops? The overall theme for this vacation was "improvisation" -- no planned route, no schedule, just us, a car blissfully equipped with cruise control, and a Michelin road atlas -- and this made it difficult to visit any of the fancier, reservations-neede...
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July 14, 2006
US Roadtrip Highlights, Part I
Maxence and I are back from our roadtrip across the US -- still a bit jetlagged, but extremely pleased with how it went. 4,952 miles driven in 17 days through 7 states: in order of appearance, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Stupendous landscapes, extremely kind people along the way (except for that one tattooed psycho in a pick-up truck, but that was fun in retrospect), fabulous roadfood, a...
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July 5, 2006
San Francisco Get-Together: A Reminder
We are still on the road -- somewhere between Texas and California -- but I wanted to remind you about the C&Z get-together in San Francisco this Monday. Here are the details, I hope you can join us!
When? Monday, July 10th.
Where? Place Pigalle in San Francisco, located at 520 Hayes Street (@ Octavia).
What time? We will be there from 7pm.
[Important note: The initial plan was to meet in Palo Alto, but the location has been changed to SF.]...
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