February 8, 2012
Three Very Good Things: Squash and Coffee Soup, Lo Bak Go, and Honey Lemon Tea
{This is part of a series in which I share three delicious things recently tasted and enjoyed. Please feel free to share your 3VGT list in the comments below, or on your own blog!}
My latest "three very good things" are as follows:
~ Red Kuri Squash Soup with Arabica Whipped Cream
I was just in Valence for a work project, and had the opportunity to dine at one of Anne-Sophie Pic's establishments: not the three-star gastronomic restaurant, but ...
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November 12, 2011
Three Very Good Things: Bumble Bee Dumplings, Excellent Vegan Food, and Old-School Chocolate
I want to express my sincere thanks to all of you who took the time to share recommendations for my stay in Stratford and Toronto. I spent most of my time in Stratford and very little in Toronto, so I feel another trip is in order to explore the city and try many more of the tempting places you wrote about. But I did make it to Chinatown, to the Kensington and St-Lawrence markets, and to the Distillery District (all in one walk-intensive afternoo...
November 5, 2011
Three Very Good Things: A Fennel Salad, Not Enough Kale, and Pedal-Powered Chocolate
I am writing this installment of the Three Very Good Things series from Canada, where I've been for a week now, as the Gastronomic Writer in Residence for the Stratford Chefs School. I'm having a wonderful time, the weather is unseasonably balmy, squirrels are running around everywhere, and I am eating very well. Here are a few highlights from this past week:
~ A salad of shaved fennel, frisée, and slim artichoke wedges, topped with fresh herbs ...
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October 28, 2011
Three Very Good Things: Color-Coded Sandwiches, Persimmons, and Gianduja Sablés
{This is part of a new series in which I share three delicious things from the past week. Please feel free to tell me about your own 3VGT in the comments below, or to post them on your blog.}
My three very good things for the week are as follows:
~ Color-coded sandwiches from Gontran Cherrier's bakery. I've already told you about Gontran, who's both a talented baker and a friend of ours, and who runs a wonderful bakery in my neighborhood.
Ever...
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October 21, 2011
Three Very Good Things: Buckwheat Praliné, Pasta with Hokkaido Squash, and a Red Collapsible Lunch Box
I recently had the opportunity to meet the lovely Stephanie -- the no less lovely Aran introduced us -- and I am therefore a new reader of her blog, "where practical meets pretty." She wrote about gratitude lists in a recent post, and the first comment underneath that post was by Mary, who talked about her weekly round-up of Three Beautiful Things.
I loved the idea, as I am definitely one to find gratitude and joy in small things. In a flash I d...