Back in France

After Japan, I bounced back to the US for a while, then hopped over to France to pay my brother a visit. Don’t let his tiny kitchen fool you, he can still cook up a meal that can impress anyone. (Though he has at time made a few international calls to get my advice!)
Even while [...]

Mille-feuille of tiles of Parmesan, tomatoes, and eggplant caviar

The reasons for William’s long summer absence are many, but above all, it’s an unmistakable rouse on his part to force me to break this long uncomfortable silence.  So, here’s what we’ll be doing in the kitchen today: Mille-feuille of tiles of Parmesan, tomatoes, and eggplant caviar.  Sure, it’s an unfortunate sounding recipe name, but [...]

The Other Brother

Hello, I’m Alistair. William and I are kin and he has been kind enough to eulogize me below. Enjoy…
Long ago, deep in the South of the United States, a child was born. Though born into the world of the South, his life was divided. At home, his British father and French mother presented one view [...]

Q&A: What Wine Goes With Eggs?

William and Alistair humor each other:
me: what wine goes with eggs?
William: what is going in the eggs?
i don’t know that a wine is that terrific with just eggs, i’d say a very dry white, or a mild, not sweet red without too much body
like a merlot in the US… maybe a cote du rhone in [...]