The Tomato Knife

Some films just make you hungry. I was absolutely starving after seeing Julie & Julia last Friday night. It’s always a bad idea to catch a 7:30 film without eating beforehand (especially when you had lunch at 11:30).  When it’s a film about cooking (and eating), it’s even worse.  Thanks to the hastily-purchased lemon tart [...]

The French verb fondre means to melt. Most of us are familiar with Fondue Savoyarde (bread dipped into a combination of melted cheeses) or even Fondue Bourguignonne (meat dipped into hot oil).  In culinary French, however, the term doesn’t only refer to a swash-buckling meal where you have to fend for yourself. Fondre is also [...]

Nora Ephron’s most recent film Julie and Julia makes its Paris debut this Wednesday, September 16. I’ve been anxiously awaiting its arrival since hearing about it from family and friends in the States.  Meryl Streep supposedly gives a brilliant rendition of the celebrated Julia Child. After all this waiting, and since I’ve always had a [...]

My favorite season has arrived! Autumn?  You’re thinking.  Almost. Potimarron season. A potimarron is a medium-sized winter squash which looks kind of like a pumpkin and tastes like chestnuts.  Actually, thanks to this site, I just learned that potimarron is a combination of the French word for pumpkin (potiron) and chestnut (marron)- I love that [...]