I wanted to make something a little extra special for my first Sunday lunch of the year and set my heart on wanting to work with oysters for the first time ever. Funnily enough, I didn’t really start eating oysters until I moved to New York. In France, they are a special treat usually reserved…
Category: Potatoes
A French Affair
It is always a very special time when my parents visit me in New York. I have now spent over half of my life abroad, first in London and now here, and I know it can’t have been easy for my parents to always accept the fact that I will probably never come back to…
Thanksgiving 2016
I never knew what Thanksgiving really was until I moved to New York 9 years ago. I had vaguely heard about it of course but I never truly realized what it meant and how important it is to American culture until this country became my home. Over the years I have had many kinds of Thanksgiving…
Saumon à l’Oseille, Seared Scallops with Avocado Mousse, Roasted Garlic Cherry Tomatoes Crostini
When my parents stayed with me for a couple of weeks, we watched the new Chef’s Table season on Netflix, which happened to be focusing on French chefs. Handy since I didn’t have to worry about them not understanding English! If you haven’t watched the program yet, I highly recommend it – it is literally…
Convalescent Foodie – Part Two!
I made a special meal for my friend Larry, who really went above and beyond for me through this whole broken foot ordeal. Not only did he insist on coming over from Brooklyn to the Upper West Side to take (carry!) me to the doctor on the Sunday immediately following my accident (I couldn’t walk…
Salmon with Morels, Edamame & Green Goddess Sauce, Beef Tenderloin with Horseradish Cream Crostinis
When I started to get more seriously into cooking, I also began to read more about it online and in magazines. I came across Chef Steps and immediately loved the content and style of it. The primary format they use is video which makes it easier to understand the more advanced techniques that they share….
Eric Ripert’s Chicken Bouillabaisse
I pretty much always go home to my family for my birthday on April 25th every year – I can count on less than one hand the number of times when I didn’t spent it with them. The reason isn’t for gifts (I am apparently very hard to buy for anyway) or the celebrations (I’m not…
Chicken with Morels & Fingerling Potatoes, Crab Rillettes and Thyme Bread Rolls
Although moving to New York had been a dream of mine since I first visited in 1999, when the opportunity did present itself, some 8 years later, it all happened quite quickly. I was working at American Express at the time and a director role become available in our sister team in NYC. I had…
Lamb Loins with Tarragon Aioli, Mum’s Potato Gratin, Deviled Eggs and Shrimp Salad
With one of my best friends over from London for a few days, I decided to host an Easter feast at my place. It ended up being a girlie catch up with Elizabeth, Caroline, Fionuala and I eating and drinking well into the evening. Having spent 10 years in London, and now almost 10 years…
Gourmet Sundays 