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There is a moment that happens in my kitchen, usually about ten to twelve minutes into making mayonnaise, when something shifts.
Not in the bowl. In the room. Someone in the group will notice the mixture beginning to look a little loose, a little oily around the edges. They’ll glance up…
There is a particular memory that comes back to me whenever I make a vinaigrette. It’s late 2009, I am sitting in a diner in the American Midwest — can’t remember which state or town — and my salad order arrives. The leaves are buried. Not dressed. Buried. A lake of thick, pale, pre-made Ranch dressing…
A rainy day in the Loire Valley turns into a sparkling adventure of wine, wit, and wonderfully questionable tasting expertise. The Scottish chef put his nose deep into the wine glass, inhaled with great seriousness, took a sip, gargled the golden liquid with theatrical…
Wine, growers, and unexpected discoveries in the Loire Valley The Thouars Wine Festival – Le Salon des Vins de Thouars – takes place each year on the last weekend of March. The next will be held on 27, 28 and 29 March 2026 in the…
For a number of years I watched visitors arrive at our local market in the Loire, dazzled by the array of fish and seafood on display. Whole gleaming bass. Silver-skinned mackerel. Pike, sandre, perch. Oysters shifting gently in their shells. It is a beautiful…
