This Serendipity recipe makes a quintessentially Paris cocktail from the world’s greatest bartender, Colin Field, of Bar Hemingway at The Ritz. Made with fresh mint, Ritz Champagne, Calvados, and apple juice, Colin says it’s “France in a glass.” It’s also a refreshing cocktail that’s perfect to sip in Paris in spring or summer. It’s not … Read more
This cote de boeuf recipe – or, more correctly, côte de bœuf in French – comes courtesy of superstar French chef Pierre Gagnaire. A quality bone-in ribeye steak is cooked on a grill, then the oven, then rested. A quintessential French dish, the fragrant juicy beef, served with roast potatoes or Paris mash epitomises home-cooked … Read more
This classic Toulouse cassoulet recipe makes a hearty stew of haricot beans, pork, sausages, and duck confit, one of countless versions of cassoulet. I made this in Ceret in Southern France, including making it one evening for a Toulouse-born local we invited for dinner. Although I almost didn’t pull it off as the Catalan butcher … Read more
This afternoon chocolate delight recipe made with bread, chocolate, olive oil and salt – pa, xocolata, oli i sal in Catalan – comes courtesy of one of Barcelona’s best chefs, Jordi Artal. It was a traditional Catalan after-school treat that his grandmother made him, which inspired one of the creative contemporary desserts that chef Jordi … Read more
Huevos con chorizo or scrambled eggs with chorizo is my favourite breakfast eggs dish ever. Our huevos con chorizo recipe for this edition of Weekend Eggs from Jerez deviates from the classic Mexican huevos revueltos con chorizo that we first fell in love with at Cafe El Popular in Mexico City years ago. For starters, … Read more