March 15, 2019
Dinner de Chasse et de Chefs
A few nights ago, 25-30 of NY's most prominent, important and, dare I say, lucky chefs enjoyed what I hear was a spectacular game dinner replete with that hiding under one's…
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March 15, 2019
A Birthday Lunch for Daniel Boulud
Last spring, some of Daniel Boulud's top staff and a few of his alumni who could spare the time from their current engagements, got together to host a very special dinner for the…
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March 15, 2019
Dinner at le Calandre
Sameola di Rubano may have once been a small town or village, but today, Le Calandre is part of a suburban strip mall on both sides of an active road. Under the same management as…
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March 15, 2019
Choosing a Wine
I'd like to reference something I just ran across on the web. It's Pim's secret to getting good value wines from fancy lists in Europe. While Pim sets the sommelier to task…
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March 15, 2019
La Vrai Andouille
Andouillettes are smaller than Andouille, and always eaten hot. They may be nicely formed like a professional sausage or they may be rather coarse misshapen objects. They may be…
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March 15, 2019
Rigoletto
It's often said that the three most important things in the success of a restaurant are location, location and location. That's likely to be true, but I, and a good many like…
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March 15, 2019
Truffles for Thanksgiving
Traditionally we've not paid much service to national traditions or tastes in food, especially on Thanksgiving. Once we had a wild turkey at my sister's house in Michigan. It was…
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March 15, 2019
Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic
For years, thinking this resort had no beach, I had passed it over, recommending to clients destinations with beaches galore: Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos, or St Barths, for…
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March 15, 2019
L’Hostellerie du Chateau de la Pomarade
We are pleased to have good friends and fellow Francophiles Salli and Jerome, who live in Southwest France, reporting on some of their recent notable meals in the area.
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March 15, 2019
L’Auberge Côté Jardin in Conilhac-Corbie
Our good friends and fellow Francophiles Salli and Jerome, who live in Southwest France, report on another recent notable meal in their area.
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