Alinea cookbook
For more than a decade Ferran Adriá has allowed us to take part in the creative process through the magnificent El Bulli books. And now – finally – we will have the opportunity to look behind the curtains in another…
TGRWT #10: Pizza with blue cheese and pineapple
This piece of art was recently sold at an auction for $ 35 million USD! No … just kidding. Read on to find out more! For the 10th round of TGRWT I decided to modify one of my favorite pizza…
TGRWT #10: Pineapple and blue cheese
Back from a trip abroad I can finally relay the announcement of the 10th round of “They go really well together”. The round is hosted by David Barzelay at Eat Foo(d) and the challenge this time is to combine pineapple…
Mai Tai flavored cocktail vauquelin
Recently I received an email from Thorsten Spickenreuther, a German PhD student, who inspired by my post on vauquelins asked me whether I had made any cocktail flavored vauquelins yet. I gave him the details of what I had tried…
It’s all about love
Hervé This was touring California in February to promote his latest book. He flew in to San Francisco late at night and found most restaurants closed, so he and his wife dined at a randomly chosen Chinese restaurant. Hervé: “Everything…
New book: Further adventures with Heston Blumenthal
For some reason Heston’s follow up to to his book In search of perfection had passed my attention unoticed. Following the same scheme as in the first book, in Further adventures in search of perfection Heston examines eight classic dishes…
TGRWT #9: Chocolate tagliatelle with parmesan cream
Chocolate pasta suspended for drying. For this round of TGRWT I decided to use the recipe (Chocolate Carbonara with Parmigiano Reggiano Cream and a Chocolate-Dipped Grissini Wrapped in Prosciutto di Parma) by Masaharu Morimoto which I’ve blogged about previously. I…
Look out for “The Gastronomer”
(Photo: Mette Randem) The Norwegian journalist, writer and food lover Andreas Viestad, known to many abroad for his books “Kitchen of light”, “Where Flavor Was Born: Recipes and Culinary Travels Along the Indian Ocean Spice Route” and two seasons of…
TGRWT #9: Parmesan and cocoa
It’s time for a new round of food pairing! Robert of lamiacucina is hosting TGRWT #9 and the foods to pair this time are parmesan and cocoa. I’ve previously blogged about this combination and odor activity values (OAV) are available…
Ten tips for practical molecular gastronomy, part 8
Read about the physics behind the balancing fork trick. 8. Experiment! Dare to experiment and try new ingredients and procedures. Do control experiments so you can compare results. When evaluating the outcome, be aware that your own opinions will be…