I posted a chestnut mille crêpes recently and at this point you’re probably thinking that i’m obsessed with crêpe cakes, and that i need help. Sure, i’m obsessed with eating them but unfortunately my insurance company doesn’t reimburse this kind of therapy yet. While this mille crêpes looks similar to the last one i made, [...]

All i wanted was an excuse to make a pistachio frangipane. The obsession started after i came across Tartelette’s and Melanie’s versions of galette des rois with pistachio frangipane. It looked so delicious i lost sleep over it. As i was laying in bed awake i flipped through the pages of Pierre Hermé’s chocolate book and [...]

Chocolate soufflé is the ultimate chocolate dessert, yet people shy away from it because of all the last-minute work and the fear it won’t rise. Even some experienced home cooks i know are afraid of soufflés and claim this dainty dish is difficult to make, susceptible to colds, drafts, applauds or maybe even poltergeists. As a kid, [...]

I know what you’re thinking. Molten chocolate cakes are so 1999 and yet it seems every restaurant in every corner of the world has some version or other on their menu. Sometimes you just wish the recipe could be put in a time capsule and sent to space for 10 years or so. Everyone needs [...]

I enjoyed a good dose of big open space these past few days, lucky me! I’ve been cooking again at Big Bossman’s house in Aspen, Colorado over President’s day week-end. Ready for a fresh breeze of rarified air?
At an altitude of 8000 ft air is pretty thin causing headaches and shortness of breath, i had [...]

I’m one of those who believe you need to be both obssesive-compulsive and bored to tackle a Pierre Hermé recipe. It’s the precision and attention to details that would drive many people crazy, it’s the whole aesthetic thing . I also believe that if you can pull it off - not only you’ll come to [...]

On wednesday morning i saw President Bush’s motorcade driving down Park Avenue (I couldn’t cross Park and was late to work. I even twittered about it. Thanks Mr President!). So i watched the long line of cars driving full speed in direction of the U.N thinking: ‘Damn! I want 20 cops on motorcycle to open [...]

[This is an updated post. It deserved better pictures and a few little changes. So here you go! And why don't you make this Chocolate Mille Crêpes with Orange pastry cream and caramel while you're at it!]
I have decided to do another mass-hypnosis experiment today using you, my beloved readers, as guinea pigs. You don’t [...]

First, a big thank you to Emiline who very kindly designed the new header for this blog. Emiline, i just Fedexed your ribeye with chimichurri. It was medium rare when it left… it should be well…done by the time it gets to you. Thanks a million! Emiline works for food and usually gets paid in [...]

I don’t know if i should blame it on my French heritage or my Piscean nature but i have a knack for meditating on the small moments and little pleasures of life. Shhh… don’t tell anyone now but I actually enjoy digging my hands in coffee beans, skipping stones and popping bubble wrap. I am [...]