Frank, my housemate in San Francisco, introduced me to his friend Karen, who lives in Vermont and leads tours in Paris, and she in turn introduced me to her friend Diane, who lives in Paris and is in cooking school. That's how things usually work here, so much so that I think we are down to two or three degrees of separation. Kevin Bacon's got nothing on me. I met Karen and Diane both last month at Diane's where she cooked us an amazing meal. Diane attends the Ferrandi Ecole de Cuisine here in Paris and we were the happy recipients of her new finely honed skills :)
Shaved Baby Artichokes in a Lemon Vinaigrette with Arugula and a Parmesan Tuile
Beouf Bourguignon
Flan Caramel
Diane plating the most beautiful, delicious flan I've ever had!
Wow, I totally love this blog. It’s so clean, professional looking! You totally have a new reader!
Posted by: home cook | Sunday, 10 December 2006 at 12:02 PM
I stumbled upon your blog a few months ago. Amazing... I recently achieved my professional culinary diploma at Northwest Culinary Academy Vancouver and am in the "trying to get lots of experience" phase in Sacramento. All of your info is fabulous and inspirational!
Now the main question... how did Diane make the "Shaved Artichokes"? Would you be able to post that recipe, as well as the Flan?
Posted by: Lynn | Saturday, 06 January 2007 at 08:05 PM