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Cherry Clafoutis
It's cherry time in Paris and the farmers markets are overflowing with them – Yipppeee!!! I love to eat cherries just about anyway possible, but the dessert cherry clafoutis or clafoutis aux cerise, is...
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Madeleine Tea Cakes: A Lesson in Life
Years before relocating to Paris I worked in restaurants. The most notable being Ristorante Ecco (now closed) in San Francisco's hip South Park area which was one of the top ten Italian restaurants for...
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Guy Savoy: The Sound of Silence
From the moment I get to the restaurant at 7Am to the moment I leave at 11PM there is noise. The endless clanging of huge copper pots and pans being carried up the stairs to the main kitchen, the...
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Guy Savoy: In The Moon Dans La Lune
French Expression: Dans La Lune. In the moon. To be “out of it” or unfocused. When your head is not in the game. I wanted to come back to work at the 3-star Parisian restaurant I cook at well-rested...
View ArticleGuy Savoy: Le Dernier Diner, The Last Supper
I was an emotional shipwreck the whole last day of my job cooking at a 3-star restaurant… I arrived at 8AM in the morning and began my daily routine. As I was hacking apart wild bird carcasses for the...
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Guy Savoy: Prada For Poulet
When I first started cooking at the meat station I couldn’t believe that we had chicken on the menu. “Chicken? We have chicken on the menu? This is a 3-star Parisian restaurant and we’re serving...
View ArticleGuy Savoy: Ah Buh Oui, Uh?
French Expression: Ah buh oui, uh? Meaning: That’s just the way things are. That’s life. Some things will never change. Yesssirrybob. I told you so. Welcome to France. Tough shit. Anyone who’s ever...
View ArticleHow to Talk Like a French Chef
I’m not learning the kind of French I intended to. The other night on one of my days off, I ordered a cocktail at an upscale restaurant that I had never heard of before. It was a mixture of rum and...
View ArticleGuy Savoy: Chef de Partie
I want to throw up. I want to toss myself into the toxic waters of the Seine or walk into a big black endless hole or just simply throw up. I’ve been given the sand swallowing promotion of Chef de...
View ArticleGuy Savoy: Dans Le Jus
French Expression: dans le jus Translation: In the juice Every kitchen has expressions for when things are going really really badly. In American kitchens we often say “in the weeds”. But in France...
View ArticleGuy Savoy: Tres Soigne
The expression “Très Soigné” is a staple in the French kitchen. Or in any professional kitchen for that matter. Even Marcel tossed it around on the second series of Top Chef. “Très Soigné” translated...
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Guy Savoy: Life On Board A French Frigate
Working in a French kitchen is like sailing on a French frigate in the 18th century heading out to war. Our code, work hours, and skills are more in line with the navy, than a bunch of tatooed swash...
View ArticleA Parisian Thanksgiving
It’s November 27th, 2003. The fourth Thursday of the month. I’m living in Paris and will be for the next five years. And I am freaking out right now and drinking Champagne like it’s Coca-Cola. In fact...
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Crispy Sweetbreads, Pomelo, Citrus Veal Jus
“Do your yoga friends know you eat brains and thymus glands and crazy stuff like that?” He asks popping a crispy morsel in his mouth after expertly swiping it through sauce… “Um, no, how’s the new...
View ArticleParis, Ma Maîtresse
THESE POSTS UPCOMING ARE DEDICATED TO A LONG TIME BLOG READER OF MINE WHO UNEXPECTEDLY PASSED AWAY. HE WAS A LIGHT IN MY LIFE FOR MANY YEARS. AN INCREDIBLE LAWYER FIGHTING FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE...
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Septime in Paris
Hon, hon, hon! I have not written a restaurant review for Paris for years now. But I receive requests daily about where to go and eat. I want to politely defer to Paris by Mouth and David Lebovitz...
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L’As du Fallafel
This falafel is the BEST on earth. And only from this particular shop in Paris, in the heart of the Marais, on Rue de Rosiers. I am not the first to write about this place. But after 8 years of eating...
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Angelina’s in Paris
While I’m writing up Paris must-experience eateries I thought I’d better mention Angelina’s. Their menu I would like to put in my vita-prep on high but the hot chocolate is just sexy. I mean look at...
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Farewell Hidden Kitchen, Hello Verjus!
Saving the best for last in my series of Paris restaurant reviews is restaurant: VERJUS. Big Thumbs Up! I am ecstatic for owners Braden Perkins and Laura Adrian (American) who have braved the Parisian...
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Oysters with Fire Water Gelée
We’ve been chatting about sexy-time aphrodisiacs on my FaceBook page. The latest earth shattering revelation is the herb supplement Horny Goat Weed, which I found glaring at me on a Walgreens shelf as...
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Wood Fire Roasted Artichokes & Wheat Berry Pilaf with Nettle Pesto
You know, sometimes I feel so lucky. Like when this idea for wheat berry pilaf and artichoke, which I basically adapted (stole) from David Lebovitz, just popped up magically in my inbox. There I was in...
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