L’Art de Bien Manger

  • Creatures from the Dark, Cepes on a Misty Afternoon

    Creatures from the Dark, Cepes on a Misty Afternoon

    What strange creatures, dwelling in the dark of the earth, knitting vast palaces underneath the ground, drawing food from the soil, eating, weaving, thriving unseen even by the crawling worms. And with a noiseless sigh breathing themselves into existence only to withdraw back into the earth.  They are everywhere, now, with the rain wetting their Read more

  • Oysters Make Good Brackets

    Oysters Make Good Brackets

    I like brackets. Both in light of their orthographical purpose, and of the corresponding implications on real life. Brackets are a way of delineating an entity on its own that remains embedded in and in a way dependent on a larger context. A very good concept. So, to give you an example of kitchen alchemy, Read more

  • The Last Days of Summer and a Couronne de Tomate.

    The Last Days of Summer and a Couronne de Tomate.

    Oh but these endless days of an endless summer… Stretching like a till paper roll into infinity, all that white space to be filled with the most daring adventures, the most enticing encounters, the sweetest of memories. Or so. That’s how I decided to view things now what with the month of August drawing to Read more

  • Workshop dates 2020. And Nouilles à la George.

    Workshop dates 2020. And Nouilles à la George.

    We finally have fixed the workshop dates for 2020, adding two theme workshops to the existing line up! Like this year’s workshops, it’s going to be all about great food and great wine and great company, a little Italy, a bit of France, and some Swissness to round it all up. Please go to the Read more

  • Fête de Saint Jean and Trout façon Poissonchat

    Fête de Saint Jean and Trout façon Poissonchat

    I have almost missed it, the summer solstice, or the fête de Saint Jean, as it is called here. It all went a little fast, spring, a bit of travelling, peonies blooming. Only when we lighted our own out-of-doors-cooking-wild-fire-because-finally-it’s-not-raining I realised that half the year is past. It seems though we had done the right Read more

  • Tsoureki, Oversized. And Other Traditions.

    Tsoureki, Oversized. And Other Traditions.

    Where shall I start. I made that Greek Easter bread Tsoureki based on the recipe given to me by the Greek lady living on the other side of the earth, her name is Georgia, a name that resonates, and then I have prepared this little Easter tale for you. I’ll give you the tale first. Read more