October 29, 2009 by Tory Hoen
With Halloween rapidly approaching, our friend Marjorie Taylor’s recipe for Pumpkin Spice Bread is exactly what we’re craving. Her website, The Cook’s Atelier, is full of great food and cooking ideas…
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by Marjorie Taylor
The last days of summer flew by in a flash for me and it seems that by the time I finally caught my breath, we were already in the beginning of autumn. The leaves are changing, there is a crispness to the air and you can smell the smoke from the neighbor’s fireplace. The markets are giving way to the last little bit of summer produce and are beginning to reflect the season with a showing of heirloom apples, sweet pears, Cinderella pumpkins, quince and wild mushrooms. Continue Reading »
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October 25, 2009 by Haven in Paris
Marjorie Taylor is the proprietor and cook in The Cook’s Atelier, which she started in order to explore French regional culinary traditions and promote local artisans and sustainable farmers. A long-time member of Chef’s Collaborative and Slow Food, she is inspired by farmers’ markets, small artisan food producers, eating locally and entertaining at home. Marjorie offers English language cooking classes and market tours in her lovely location in Beaune, (Burgundy) France.
She will also organize private classes and tours anywhere in France. Her blog focuses on real food that is fresh, local and sustainable and combines her interest in food, photography, travel and appreciating the little details in life.
Below, she writes about her visit to the Fall market in Beaune, Burgundy and the resulting classic French apple tart recipe she baked.
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October 1, 2009 by Haven in Paris
Guest blogger Rosa Jackson (one of our favorite France-based foodies and author of Edible Adventures) shares some insight into the art of the mirabelle–in season right now!
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Text by Rosa Jackson
When summer decides that it’s over in the south of France, it doesn’t fool around. For a few days last week, it was as if someone with a wicked sense of humor was aiming a giant fire hose at the city of Nice. Local artist Sylvie T.’s mother, who delights in chatting with passers-by in front of her Old Town gallery, put it more poetically. “In Nice it doesn’t rain; it’s the sun that’s crying.”
The tomatoes are no longer as sweet, eggplants are on their way out and peaches are ancient history (even if there are still some impostors at the market stalls), but unlike the capricious sun, I’m still finding reasons to stay cheerful. First among these are mirabelles, little yellow plums with a pink blush that appear at the market for no more than six weeks every year. I first spotted them this year at the Paris markets in early September, and was not surprised to see them pop up in various guises wherever I turned: when a fruit has a season this brief, no cook can resist it. Continue Reading »
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August 12, 2009 by Tory Hoen
The markets of Paris are bursting with fresh produce, but who wants to spend August slaving over a hot stove? Food creative Rachel Khoo has come to our rescue with a chilled soup that is perfect for a simple summer meal.
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August 5, 2009 by Tory Hoen
Rachel Khoo, one of our favorite Paris foodies, has been cooking up a storm all summer, jetting (or EuroStar-ing) between Paris and London to bring her unique brand of “creative cookery” to hungry crowds on both sides of the Channel. In May, she had the opportunity to cook for a super-secret-underground concert by Beirut, one of the most innovative and fun bands around today. Beirut always puts on a good show, and Rachel never fails in the kitchen, so we couldn’t wait to hear what she cooked up for this event. Continue Reading »
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