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Archive for March, 2009

I was ecstatic when my friend Rebecca (a culinary school classmate) emailed me to ask if I wanted to join her and Clare (another classmate) at an event at Astor Center featuring Eric Ripert, the executive chef and part-owner of Le Bernardin.  Ripert, who is also know for his frequent appearances on Bravo’s Top Chef, [...]

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Choco toast

Savoy (where I am currently a stage), is a block away from the Manhattan breakfast legend: Balthazar. My favorite menu item there is Le Panier, a basket of fresh baked breads, which includes one of my guilty pleasures: the chocolate bread. This bread can also be purchased from Balthazar Bakery, the small storefront adjacent to the [...]

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Chocolate stout cake

I made this for Dave’s classmate David’s birthday party.  There’s Guinness IN the cake. (That weird symbol is the logo for Columbia Business School.  It’s also the symbol for the Greek god Hermes.)

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Irene came over for dinner last night and I decided to make something a little special.  One of the newest additions to my cookbook collection is a wonderful book (which I fear may be out of print) called Curry Cuisine containing curry-based dishes from India, Pakistan, Southeast Asia, as well as several “outposts” including Japan [...]

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