Entries Tagged 'travel' ↓
September 3rd, 2007 — california, chocolate, tours and visits, travel
Charles Chocolates offers Factory Tours
Every Wednesday and Saturday, at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm, we offer a free guided factory tour of our production facility. You’ll be able to watch as our chocolatiers are in full production in our kitchen, observe various chocolates being made, and learn how hand-crafted, artisan chocolates and confections are made at Charles Chocolates. The tour will end with an interactive question and answer session. Tours will happen twice daily at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm every Wednesday and Saturday.
August 26th, 2007 — cooking school, french, travel
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/22/dining/22fran.html?ref=dining
“SERIOUS cooks know they can go off to France and take immersion courses, but until recently, I hadn’t realized that it is possible to take quickie cooking classes: a few hours, a half day or a day.
August 18th, 2007 — travel
From NYTimes
body of water behind him is not Lake Como, but rather Grand Traverse Bay, and the scene is not the countryside of Northern Italy but the wilderness of northern Michigan where Mr. Batali spends his summers and most holidays cooking for family and friends
April 18th, 2007 — article, chefs, cooking school, french, provence, travel
From the Times (London): About a cooking course in Provence led by a Michelin-starred chef.
My Dad, the French chef
January 28th, 2007 — article, chefs, french, restaurant, travel
January 27th, 2007 — california, dessert, travel
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.”
December 9th, 2006 — article, chefs, restaurant, travel
Independent Online Edition > Business News
“Gordon Ramsay, the UK’s best-known chef, could be about to achieve the culinary equivalent of sending coals to Newcastle. “
November 22nd, 2006 — blog, burgundian, chefs, french, restaurant, review, travel
Chocolate & Zucchini: Lunch in Dijon
To the side were fresh twigs of thyme and rosemary for you to nibble on, or just let their perfume rise up to your delicate nostrils as you ate.
November 21st, 2006 — blog, chefs, photos, restaurant, review, spain, travel
Dinner at El Bulli
“I remember reading about El Bulli four or five years ago in the French newspaper Le Monde. I remember the yearning, and I remember the pang that followed closely: considering the small number of guests that the restaurant could accomodate each season, the dream seemed out of reach. But a few years later, I learned from a well-informed friend that getting a reservation was a bit like playing the lottery: the odds were low, but it didn’t cost much to try (see below).
And so I played, I won, and this is how Maxence and I found ourselves flying to Barcelona last weekend with three of our friends.”
November 18th, 2006 — article, travel, wine
Iowa Finds Itself Deep in Heart of Wine Country - New York Times
“ADEL, Iowa — Stan Olson used to grow corn and soybeans on hundreds of acres here on the Raccoon River west of Des Moines, but no more. These days, Mr. Olson’s empty grain silo is useful only as a rustic image to promote his new vineyard and tasting room.”
sure.
