Recipe of the week: Roasted, Marinated Lamb Rump
…with minted parsnips and lemon/chervil vegetables. Ingredients: ⢠Lamb rump ⢠Garlic ⢠Olive oil ⢠Rosemary Vegetables: ⢅
L’Obsession du Chocolat
Sofitel has unveiled a limited edition culinary program – L’Obsession du Chocolat. From the beginning of this month until…
New York Chocolate Week
Yep… you read that right. New York’s first ever ‘Chocolate Week’ is about to get underway! The…
Recipe of the week: Candied Tangerine Wild Shrimp
The warm, soft, spicy musk scent of the cumin compliments the tangerine’s intensely sweet, almost floral, citrus scent. When…
Recipe of the week: Grilled Rack of Lamb with Kumquat Chutney
Ingredients: ⢠4 each four to five-bone lamb racks ⢠1/4 cup pomegranate molasses ⢠2 tablespoons rasalhanout ⢅
Champagne increasing in popularity
Worldwide sales of Champagne have grown from 287 million bottles in 2002 to 321 million last year; and, with…
Recipe of the week: Salmon, veal cheeks, artichoke lemon rind cream, manzanilla olive cake, fennel milk and Dukkah
This is one of Roberto Cortez’s takes on Terre et Mer, or Surf and Turf. The veal cheeks are…
Videos from Hawaii
Andrew Kaplan of Oakland-based TurnHere contacted me this evening, telling me that they have just released a series of…
Waldorf Astoria cookbook
The Waldorf is world renowned for its elegant accommodation, grand galas, and, of course, its supreme dining, but many…
Recipe of the week: Seared Quebec Foie Gras
This is quite a simple recipe that has minimal preparation time, but demands top quality ingredients and confident cooking…
Auckland Seafood Festival 2007
Go and enjoy two days of fun at this weekend’s Auckland Seafood Festival. Did you know there are…
Recipe of the week: Spiced Mussel and Pineapple Stew
Pineapples have long been a symbol of hospitality. The rich and aromatic flavors of the mussels and pineapple always…
The world’s most expensive dessert
Earlier this year, a dessert that is probably a little too rich for most, and where most are probably…
Recipe of the week: Fillet of Scottish Beef, cep mushrooms, potato fondant, salsify and Madeira truffle sauce
Ingredients: ⢠4x Fillet Steaks ⢠4x Sticks Salsify ⢠12x Baby Onions ⢠6x Cep Mushrooms ⢠4x…
10 Thousand BC luxury bottled water
I’ll admit to being highly sceptical about 10 Thousand BC “luxury bottled water” but I’ve decided to give it…
Recipe of the week: Poached Free Range Egg
Ingredients: ⢠1 Endive ⢠1/2 Beef Sweetbread ⢠3 Morillas / Morels ⢠1 Egg ⢠2 Chalots…
