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Archive for May, 2009
Completely Serious Felines
Posted in Uncategorized on May 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Starting the Day with Sucré, Part I: The Entremets
Posted in New Orleans, Sucré, caramel, chocolate, coffee, cupcake, dessert, perfection, raspberry, strawberry, sweet on May 15, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Joel Dondis, owner of La Petite Grocery and [charming/beautiful/museum-like/delectable/innovative/colorful/pop-fizzy wonderful/all of the above] “sweet boutique” Sucré was kind enough to invite me to this morning’s media event at Sucré’s kitchen in Mid-City. The scene? People older than me (also known as professionals), most of whom I happily met-in-person for the very first time (hi, René, [...]
Grand Noir
Posted in candy, chocolate, dessert on May 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I was recently introduced to Michel Cluizel chocolates and life will never be the same. We were at St. James Cheese Company for one of their free Friday night cheese tastings, and my mom’s dear boyfriend snuck in the shop to buy me a bar of one of the dark chocolates (and oh, man, there [...]
Bananas Foster
Posted in New Orleans, banana, caramel, dessert, ice cream on May 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One of my father’s claims to fame is his ability to perfectly reproduce the famous original dessert from New Orleans fixture Brennan’s Restaurant. He was a waiter there back in the day, so he learned the very detailed procedure of flambéeing and sautéing to a T. Now, I myself have not gotten the process just [...]
Brilliant things are often lost in translation
Posted in New Orleans, po-boys, sandwiches, shrimp on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s true for many of the world’s great wonders: love, compassion, art, music, color… and po-boys. This afternoon, I was discussing them with a future classmate with whom I’ve been in touch via Facebook (thank you, 21st-century social networking sites! I’m now acquainted with pretty much every single person I know and ever will know). [...]
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