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French Cooking Classes in NYC?
Lately I've been falling in love with French food products. I'd never been a big fan of the heavy cream and butter school, but I do love the other stuff. Does anyone have recommendations for short term French cooking classes in NYC? I don't want to do anything major, just maybe over a couple of weekends. I figure that if anyone could point me in the right direction, it would be my fellow posters at SE. Any ideas? Any Stay Away Froms?
The French Laundry
Has anyone here been lucky enough to go to Thomas Keller's French Laundry? I used to fantasize about it when i'd go to napa but i haven't been in years. I hadn't thought about it much when i saw this article,
http://www.oneforthetable.com/oftt/stories/oysters-and-pearls.html
now i'm obsessed with it again.
i don't know if I'll ever get a reservation or ever be able to afford it, but I'm living vicariously through others so please tell if you've been
Italian/french restaurant
Has anyone been to No. 9 Park? I found this great video about the place: http://travelistic.com/video/show/1606
where to find good cassoulet in manhattan?
very difficult to find a (French) restaurant that serves a good (& proper) Cassoulet! any suggestions, s'il vous plaît?
need a great website for french pastry fomulas
anybody know of one , i had one but i lost the link ..thanks
somewhere, i recently read a food article discussing french cuisine which discussed that the french pretty much only use 3 herbs in their cooking.
somewhere, i recently read a food article discussing french cuisine which discussed that the french pretty much only use 3 herbs in their cooking. i have tried to remember which herbs? where i read the article? but i can't recall - driving myself crazy - can anyone help??
Coq au Vin: HELP!!
another insipid coq au vin at La Mirabelle on w86th just west of Columbus. is there anyplace in manhattan that actually serves this deeply rich dish instead of the watered down versions found at everyplace i've tried (except see #1) ?
addendum:
#1. the best i EVER had was at Artisanal, which unfortunately was removed from the menu; however, Terry Brennan was gracious enough to respond to my email & offered to make the coq au vin, given several days notice. a very nice touch by Chef Brennan!
#2. as much as i want to "love" La Mirabelle, each time i have gone, the food is amazingly bland, & nothing stands out throughout the entire menu + the specials. the average age of its regulars appears to be ~70, maybe that's why so bland; however, the service is quite good, & pleasant. is there any hope for a real bistro on the UWS, & i don't mean the terrible café luxembourg, the faux nice matin, etc, etc.........
