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…
Beef Loin Steaks with Mushroom Gratin, Tuna Tartare with Avocado & Lime Ice Cream and Smoked Salmon Paté
One of my favorite restaurants in my neighborhood is called Tessa. They have a small but perfectly formed menu of pan-Mediterranean cuisine and I particularly like eating at the long and beautiful curved bar there – on top of excellent food, it is also probably one of the prettiest restaurants I’ve ever seen. While last…
Seared Lamb Chops with Parmesan Risotto, Foie Gras Crostinis with Sauternes Gelée
Foie Gras. Surely one of the most controversial delicacies in the world. I must admit that I don’t like to think much about how it is made, but being French I grew up with the stuff. Contrary to popular belief however, even in my home country, this is not something that people eat often at all….
Coq au Chardonnay, Chicken Liver Pâté & Salmon Rillettes
Chicken has long been one of my favorite protein to cook. I find it so much more forgiving than any other types of meat because it really has to be cooked until well done and it almost always benefits from gently simmering for a while in any kind of a creamy sauce. Which is winning combination…
Sriracha Marinated Chicken & Fingerling Potatoes with Garlic Yoghurt
I have now made this recipe several times as it’s an easy one-pan dinner that still manages to look and taste impressive. But perhaps the favorite time I made it was for my friend John. John and I met in London ten years ago while working at the same company. We pretty much instantly…
Oeuf en Cocotte, Smoked Salmon Crostini & Herbed Goat’s Cheese Muffins
I very rarely cook brunch dishes. Not only is brunch a quintessentially American tradition but it is also the meal that most New Yorkers will always opt to eat out rather than cook themselves. Brunch is what you do every weekend, as both a hangover remedy and an excuse to day-drink. The art of brunching…
Slow Roasted Beef with Basil Parmesan Mayonnaise & Hasselback Potatoes
This particular Sunday lunch was the most ambitious one I had cooked up to that point. For some reason I have always been intimidated by the idea of cooking a fillet of beef but I was inspired to take on the challenge when I came across Ina Garten’s slow roasted beef recipe and found a…
Paella with Chicken, Shrimps & Clams
I have always loved Paella but had never attempted making it. As I was thinking of recipes to cook for six of my friends on a lovely Sunday afternoon in July, I thought that this one-pan recipe would make it easier to feed a larger group. I read a lot of different recipes and in…
Welcome to Gourmet Sundays!
Being French, food it is a huge part of my culture. With a mother who also happens to be an excellent cook and a father with green fingers, my siblings and I grew up on delicious home cooked food, mainly harvested from my family’s large vegetable garden when the seasons allowed. My mum however never…
Gourmet Sundays 