Grilling without a Grill

Grilled Monkfish with bay leaves

  Grilling without a grill. How can that be possible? It’s simple, because everyone loves the flavor of grilled foods, but we don’t all have the luxury of a back courtyard or a porch, a front garden or even a side alleyway where a grill can sit year-round. So, the following recipe for Bay Grilled […]

Food, Memory, Nostalgia

I wrote this piece, which was originally published on Signature  , in response to a question about parallels that can be drawn between passing down recipes from generation to generation and passing down stories from generation to generation. I thought you’d enjoy reading it here.  I’m including a picture of my own grandmother, with my grandfather, […]

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 meal prepared by chefs Christophe and Michelle Poteaux.  Everyone who attended was so happy, so filled with questions, so delighted with the moment!  A delicious […]

Wine Tasting

For the past fifteen years, I’ve hosted a monthly wine tasting on Rue Tatin for a group of about fifteen friends. The group has shifted and changed but one thing has remained constant – everyone who comes for the three hour tasting loves every minute of it. Hervé Lestage, oenologue and caviste, brings the wine.  Together we […]

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