Anybody who cooks very much appreciates the value of good tools, and I’m here to tell you that my new/old chinois is the coolest tool I’ve acquired in a long time. I probably never would have bought one. You rarely see them in stores, and many are rather expensive. But when my friend Susan offered [...]
Entries from September 3rd, 2007
Review: Alice Waters and Chez Panisse
September 2nd, 2007 · No Comments · General, local food
There’s no question that Alice Waters has been hugely influential in food in America, and her efforts are recounted in Thomas McNamee‘s recent history, Alice Waters and Chez Panisse: The Romantic, impractical, often eccentric, ultimately brilliant making of a food revolution. I read the book with interest but can’t say that I’m as enthusiastic about [...]
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