Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Ferran Adria in Seattle

Ferran Adria is on a book tour, and will give a talk at Town Hall on March 9...
Here is the post of our friends at the BookLarder.

March 9: 5:30-8:30pm
at Town Hall Seattle

We're thrilled to welcome Ferran Adria, one of the world's most influential chefs, to Seattle as we celebrate the release of elBulli: 2005-2011.  After shuttering his restaurant elBulli to the public in 2011 to begin its conversion to the elBulli foundation, a think tank for creativity across the…


If you can't make it in Seattle, Ferran Adria will be in Vancouver on March 8th, information can be found, on the site of BookstoCooks.

Friday, February 7, 2014

A la carte WInter 2014




Classical European Food

eggplant mozzarella appetizer

eggplant mozzarella appetizer

Tagliatelle

Ravioli

Ravioli

Parsley Tagliatelle

Chicken and white beans

Chicken and white beans

Classic tiramisu

Friday, January 31, 2014

Chocolate Class dipping candies

Gianduja with a Dulcey chablon

Gianduja ready to dip

Dipping in Dulcey

Off the dipping fork

A little decor

Finished chocolate
In this recipe we made a gianduja with 400gr praline paste, 200gr Jivara and 200gr Caramelia and 50gr cacao butter.
After crystalization we put a chablon with the blond chocolate from Valrhona (Dulcey), the candies were then dipped in the same chocolate.

Monday, January 27, 2014

Chocolate class winter 2014

colored chocolates

Colors inside a candy mold

Caramel and peanut butter bar being made 



Colored chocolate bonbon

Adding color to chocolates
1st step adding the color

Adding color to chocolates
Step 2 creating the chocolate shell

The chocolates out of the mold

Classical european week 2 Italy

Vegetarian pizza

Almond chocolate cake, with mascarpone whipped cream

Squid and potato salad

Marinated and grilled ahi tuna, with arugula salad




Stuffed pork


Focaccia

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Classical european food week 1

English food...
Cheese & Herb bread

Langoustine Soufflé 


Fennel salad 

Roast beef, with turnip purée

Shortbread with strawberries, and whipped cream