Archive for the ‘epicurean’ Category
By Lauren Dickinson Either a weekend getaway by plane from Barcelona, or a road trip if you want to see the country and watch the landscape change, the Basque region of Spain and France has it’s own unique charm, from the greenness of the pines, rainy climate, and language switch to Euskara. Bilbao is unmissable […]
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Tags: Basque Country, Bilbao, Eskara, Guggenheim, Hotel des Jardins De Bakea, Jenny Holzer, Michelin star, pintxos, Txacoli
Gourmet Paris, the Remix
By Emily Waldorf Many people have preconceived notions about French food. They think it is too rich, too precious, and served by rude waiters that present them with a heart palpitatingly expensive bill, when they really would have rather had Italian. Members of the anti-French cuisine camp have most likely either fallen prey to tourist traps […]
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Tags: Fauchon, gourmand, Grande Epicerie du Bon Marche, Hediard, L, L'As du Fallafel, L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Le Timbre, Paris, Patricia Wells, Pierre Herme, rue des Rosiers, top places to eat, top restaurants, Ze Kitchen Galerie
Book Review: The Modern Baker
Baking Enthusiasts by Gena Bell No matter what the season baking is always popular. And for those of you looking for a new source to heighten your skills, The Modern Baker by Nick Malgieri is one to buy. Nominated for an IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) award this year, The Modern Baker offers recipes […]
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Tags: baking, Book Review, cocoa nib brownies, IACP, International Association of Culinary Professionals, Nick Malgieri, olive oil cake, pound cake, puff pastry, sweet tarts and pies, The Modern Baker
Where Art Trumps Industry: Cannes Film Festival (NY Times) Going Softly Into a Parallel Universe: Claes Oldenburg at the Whitney (NY Times) Art Market Optimism: Contemporary Art Sales Up (NY Times) Starting with Fashion, Ending with Art: Richard Avedon (NY Times) Country Club, a New L.A. Gallery Opens with a “NewAgeRiot (ARTINFO) Two More Departures […]
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Tags: Argentina, art scene, Cannes, Centre Pompidou, Christie's, Claes Oldenburg, contemporary art sales, Country Club, film festival, Hess, International Center of Photography, James Turrell, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, NewAgeRiot, party pics, real housewife of Beverly Hills, Richard Avedon, Sotheby's, Whitney, wine
Ramps: A Late Spring Fling by Suzanne Lenzer Like many a romance, my relationship with ramps began with a strong physical attraction. They’re one of those vegetables that make me want to take them home and start cooking as soon as the first ones appear at the Union Square Greenmarket (which is later this year […]
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Tags: Farmer's Market, New York, ramps, Union Square Greenmarket, vegetable
Art Book or Cookbook? Food Porn for the Tomato Lover By Suzanne Lenzer Some people collect art. Some collect books. I collect what I’ll call “food-as-art” books: a totally made-up category of collectibles that range from the most glorious coffee table tomes to the more humble, work-a-day cookbook. Basically everything in my ever-expanding collection is […]
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Tags: Amy Goldman, food as art, food porn, heirloom tomatoes, The Heirloom Tomato
ArtsÉtoile.com is delighted to announce that our contributor, Suzanne Lenzer, will be writing a weekly column called “Amuse Bouche: Weekly Musings on Food & Life,” every Thursday. With a degree from the Institute of Culinary Education and working side by side with The New York Times‘ Mark Bittman, as a food writer and stylist, Suzanne is a […]
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Tags: Chez Panisse, Chocolate & Zucchini, Clotilde Dusoulier, David Lebovitz, Edith Piaf, France, Institute of Culinary Education, Le Jour du Macaron, macaron, macaroon, Madeleine Peyroux, Paris
Putting the Art in Artichoke by Suzanne Lenzer Few vegetables hint at spring as intensely as artichokes. Yes, asparagus is up there, and of course the first ramps do their part, but these tightly clenched buds are the ones that declare it in a commanding sort of way. To me these thistles are the ones […]
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Tags: art, artichokes, braised, California artichokes, lemon, olive oil, pancetta, parmesan