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An evening with Eric Ripert

Posted in celebrity chef, tagged eric ripert on March 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »

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

Posted in baked treat, brunch on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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

Posted in biweekly photo, tagged birthday, chocolate on March 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »

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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Ikan masak kuah belimbing

Posted in baked treat, dinner in, ethnic excursion, tagged chocolate, singaporean, thai on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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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