Tarte Tatin Parfaite!
Tarte Tatin
Every time I make Tarte Tatin I think about my time as an apprentice in the kitchens at La Varenne. There, Chef Albert Jorant taught us pastry. I worked with…
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Tarte Tatin
Poulet Vallée d’Auge – Chicken with Calvados, Cider, and Apples
My son, Joe, is visiting from the U.S., spending more time here than usual as he writes his senior thesis. I'm enjoying watching him work, our conversations roiling around the…
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Poulet Vallée d’Auge – Chicken with Calvados, Cider, and Apples
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Come Cook in France 2017
April 5-8, 2017 - Focus: Wine Pairings April 12-15, 2017- Focus: French Appetizers May 3-6, 2017 - Focus: Pastry May 17-20, 2017 June 4-9, 2017 - Focus: Regional French June…
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Come Cook in France 2017
Sunday Lunch in the Country
I've experienced and written a lot about Sunday Lunch, because I think it’s such a warm and admirable French tradition. Families and friends get together to while away the…
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Sunday Lunch in the Country
The Simple Apple Tart
As the simple black dress is my go-to evening attire, this simple apple tart is my go-to dessert. It is so easy. I make my own pastry but if you…
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The Simple Apple Tart
Concarneau – Brittany’s Best
Brittany. It's a magic land. I just returned from a few days respite in Concarneau, in the Finistere, a bustling sea port of 20,000 settled around its crown jewel, the Bay…
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Concarneau – Brittany’s Best
Details from the Week
November and another delicious class has just ended at On Rue Tatin. It is always hard to say goodbye when so much has been shared, even for a few days. It…
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Details from the Week
Tomatoes and Apples
I love shoulder seasons like this moment of autumn. Tomatoes are still hanging on the vine and full of sweet flavor; apples are literally dropping from the tree, and pears…
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Tomatoes and Apples
Run, Run to Apples
On Rue Tatin alumna, Jennifer Worick, writer,blogger, and now wonderful apple cook after her experience at the Apples and More class last fall, asked if I'd publish this note, as…
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Run, Run to Apples
Some Tour Highlights
Books flew off the signing table at Bastille as guests (and author) enjoyed a lovely kir, then segued into Mushrooms with Chorizo from In a French Kitchen, and a beautiful…
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Some Tour Highlights