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My Dad, the French chef

From the Times (London): About a cooking course in Provence led by a Michelin-starred chef.

My Dad, the French chef

Pancakes for Dinner

Pancakes of the World, Dressed for Dinner  (free NY Times reg required)

Funny enough I’ve been craving pancakes/crepes recently so it was quite fun to watch the accompanying video.  Mark Bittman making a batch of Korean pan jun.   I think I’m going to have to hunt down a Korean restaurant for some pan jun.

Polan debunked!

Should we buy Michael Pollan’s nutritional Darwinism? - By Daniel Engber - Slate Magazine

Spaghetti Traditions

A Grandchild of Italy Cracks the Spaghetti Code.  Kim Severson (NY Times: Free reg req)

To understand why I made my sauce the way I did, I needed to start closer to home, with my mother. She has been making spaghetti sauce for almost 60 years, from a recipe she learned from her mother, who had been making it with American ingredients since the early 1900s.

Gallettes filed with shrimp and scallops — LA Times

(free registration required)

http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-creperec4feb07,1,7171199.story?coll=la-headlines-food  (galette recipe)

http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-nucreperec1feb07,1,3746156.story?coll=la-headlines-food  (filing recipe)

Ok, they do eat haggis, but charcoal in the stew?

From “The Scotsman” on-line:  

Adding charcoal to the lamb dish gives it a lovely smoked flavour.”

http://living.scotsman.com/food.cfm?id=132642007

Pollan debunked!

Should we buy Michael Pollan’s nutritional Darwinism? - By Daniel Engber - Slate Magazine

Paris bistro: now no anglophones will be able to get in

Bistronomy - New York Times

San Francisco: Tartine Bakery - New York Times

Mark Bittman claims Tartine is the best bakery in the US.  Do you suppose he has tried them all?

San Francisco: Tartine Bakery - New York Times

 ”In a city known for bakeries, bread and breakfasts, the scene just continues to get better. For whatever reason — gold miners ate big breakfasts? the hills build morning appetites? the sea air? — San Francisco has always had breakfast food worth traveling for.”

Culinary Arts, Pastry, and Cooking School in New York City - The FCI

Culinary Arts, Pastry, and Cooking School in New York City - The FCI

The French Culinary Institute is a chef school where a world-class faculty, a dedication to the highest standards of excellence, extraordinary talent, and intense, Total ImmersionSM training converge in one exciting experience that’s unlike any other in the industry. No other culinary art or pastry school prepares you for a satisfying, inspiring, highly successful career quite like The French Culinary Institute in New York City.