New York Christmas
New York was snowy, then it was sunny and warm, then it was steamy with rain. And then it was freezing and clear. I don’t care. Whatever the weather, it couldn’t…
New York was snowy, then it was sunny and warm, then it was steamy with rain. And then it was freezing and clear. I don’t care. Whatever the weather, it couldn’t…
Of all the cookies I make each year for Christmas, thumbprints are the ones that disappear the most quickly. I think it's because they're the only ones on the…
My market is filled with perfect seasonal produce, gorgeous meat and poultry, incredible sounds and colors, and a host of great looking men. Why? Because in our corner of the…
Every year, we get together with our friends Lena, Camille, and Johanna to build a gingerbread Christmas house. They are Swedish/French, and building a gingerbread house is a Swedish tradition.…
At 21 Mazarine Chef and Paul Minchelli, has the softest, most delicate touch with seafood of any chef I’ve ever known. Didier Granier, also part owner who runs the front…
I make it every Christmas season, with quinces from my tree if there are enough. This year there were not and I was despondent, until I smelled the quinces coming…
A miracle occurred today, right next door in the butcher shop. There, Stéphane Coutard spends his days finding out exactly what his customers want, trimming it to perfection, then dispensing…
We all agree – there is nothing better than Thanksgiving leftovers. I roast a huge turkey to feed everyone once, and to have plenty of leftovers; one of my Thanksgiving…
At first light I get on my bicycle, and ride along the river Eure. The bike path skirts fields and small housing developments, hugs the river, goes under a low…
Thanksgiving for our family is celebrated whenever we can. Sometimes that means mid-December, but this year we were almost right on the mark. The stars aligned so that we could…