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David Lebovitz
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#634 in Alle , #17 in Food & Drink

Oven-Roasted Tomatoes

Someone around here jumped the gun here on early harvested tomatoes and I came home the other day and found a bowl of les tomates Campari in a little paper sack, in the kitchen. Continue Reading Oven...

1 Tag seit 9 people like this

Da Dong/Squid/Les Jules Verne/Yquem

I now have conclusive proof that I’m not imagining it: There is an international conspiracy to get me to eat squid. Before you say, “You should try it breaded and dipped in spicy sauce!&#...

4 days seit 3 people like this

Aux Tonneaux des Halles

Every once in a while, it hits me: I need steak-frites. It’s an infrequent indulgence, but when I do have it, I like my steak with a crisp exterior, pan-seared until saignant (medium-rare), wit...

20 Mai 12 5 people like this

How I Eat

For some reason, people are obsessed with what I eat and weigh and I get a lot of messages that say things like “How do you stay so thin?” or “How can you eat all that amazing food ...

17 Mai 12 9 people like this

Chocolate-Prune Cake

A while back, there was a spate of books about how to ‘sneak’ ingredients that are ‘healthy’ into food for your kids, to trick them into eating better. (Raymond Sokolov wrote ...

14 Mai 12 10 people like this

Restaurant Alain Ducasse

Uncharacteristically, I’ll spare you the specifics, but I need to catch up on about 147 hours of sleep. And while we’re at it, I could use a hug. And since the former isn’t necessar...

11 Mai 12 5 people like this

Turkey Melon

Not long ago, I mentioned the Lamb Melons I saw at a butcher stand at the Marché d’Anvers in Paris. Since it’s an afternoon market, I thought it might be fun to mosey over there at my lei...

07 Mai 12 4 people like this

Kouign Amann at Le Grenier à Pain

Today is election day in France, and la République has the choice of re-electing the current President, or ushering in a new one. For people who usually have a lot of opinions, my French friends aren...

06 Mai 12 7 people like this

Tzatziki

A week or so ago, my French other half was under the weather. And it wasn’t until that point that I learned that not everyone understands the healing power of chicken soup. So I made a Poule au...

03 Mai 12 10 people like this

Lamb Melons

I was walking down the Avenue Trudaine the other morning, on the way to Kooka Boora for yet another coffee, and they were setting up for the small afternoon market there. Most of the markets in Paris...

01 Mai 12 5 people like this

3/4

One of the things about the French that’s pretty well-known is that they certainly enjoy their wine. While statistics point to declining sales and consumption, I’d still dare to say that ...

27 Apr 12

Fromagerie Pascal Beillevaire

I’m not going to say it’s the top reason I live here, but one of the main reasons that I live in France is because of the cheese. It’s not just that I like cheese – which I do very ...

24 Apr 12 4 people like this

Kooka Boora Café

I don’t usually venture out Sunday mornings because after years in the food business, I’ve learned that the one day I was sure not to be working would be Sunday. (I’d eventually mad...

22 Apr 12 2 people like this

SOS Helpline Fête: Vins & Vibes at Verjus, Next Sunday

Living in a foreign country means that everyday tasks, from going to the bank to buying a bunch of bananas at the supermarket, can be a cultural minefield. (I’m still smarting for being berated...

22 Apr 12 1 person likes this

Pickled Radishes

It always curious to me, when I see “French breakfast radishes” in the states. I know that’s the name for them, according to seed packets and so forth. Or perhaps it’s just in...

19 Apr 12 1 person likes this

Blog Notes / Links / Misc

Misc. thoughts, notes, and links from around the web… Links I recently read several excellent articles online about food writing. So much has changed in the last few years, and like most medium...

18 Apr 12 4 people like this

10 Ideas for Food Trucks in Paris

Aside from a few crêpe stands here and there, Paris isn’t a city known for street food. And malheureusement, that Pierre Hermé truck isn’t open for business…although wouldn’t ...

15 Apr 12 5 people like this

French Appetizers: Dukkah & Feta Wrapped with Prosciutto

Susan Loomis has lived in France for over twenty years, starting off in Paris, then moving with her family to an old house in Normandy that they refurbished, a story which she recounted in her best-s...

13 Apr 12 10 people like this

Pineapple-Coconut Macaroons

By now, just about everyone is familiar with Parisian macarons, those little almond meringue sandwiches pressed together with a creamy filling, which are now available far and wide. But if you go to ...

11 Apr 12 5 people like this

Comme à Lisbonne

I remember with curiosity, walking by Comme à Lisbonne shortly after it opened. The shop was merely a tiny storefront that featured Pastéis de nata, the famous tartlets from Portugal that are often s...

09 Apr 12 5 people like this

The Padlocks of Paris

The love locks are a curious phenomenon in Paris. Although Parisians have a reputation for being romantic, they’re not necessarily known for spontaneity. Strikes are planned well in advance so ...

06 Apr 12 4 people like this

Kiri

A while back, someone sent me a message asking about the availability of a certain French cheese that a French friend, who now lives in the United States, was constantly raving about. It took me a mo...

04 Apr 12 2 people like this

La baguette

Some time ago I switched my allegiance to grainy bread. Perhaps it was because I was thinking, “If I’m going to eat all this bread around here, I should at least be eating grainy bread.&#...

01 Apr 12 3 people like this

A Visit to A l’Etoile d’Or (Video)

A place like A l’Etoile d’Or could not exist anywhere else in the world but Paris. In this charming shop up by Montmarte you find a carefully selected assortment of candies and chocolates...

28 Mär 12 2 people like this

Monaco, Max, Martell, His Majesty, and Me

I’m tired. Or as Madeleine Kahn more bluntly put it in Blazing Saddles, “G-ddammit, I’m exhausted.” The last few weeks I’ve been racing around Paris in my dusty clothes,...

25 Mär 12 2 people like this

Sabayon

While they’re working on my kitchen, I had no idea how much I would miss cooking. It’s not just because cooking and baking are what I do work-wise, but the ritual of going to the market i...

22 Mär 12 10 people like this

Brownie-Brown Sugar Parfaits

When I lived in San Francisco, the baking community was a very friendly group and we all mingled easily. One of the people who I particularly admired and liked was Emily Luchetti, who was also a past...

19 Mär 12 10 people like this

Clasico Argentino: Argentinian Helado in Paris

I’ve come to realize that I’m not very good at ‘watching’. When I worked in the restaurant business, one of my cohorts said to me one day – “There are two types of...

17 Mär 12 3 people like this

I Suppose

For those who have done remodeling, you know the feeling. There’s progress, then there’s not. Then things start up again and you see that glimmer of hope. Then more time passes, while you...

14 Mär 12 1 person likes this

Fête de Charcuterie

Someone recently asked me if people in Paris have started raising chickens in their backyard. I had to pause for a minute, and wanted to remind folks that Paris wasn’t Brooklyn, nor does anyone...

11 Mär 12 6 people like this

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