Cassoulet, that best of bean feasts, is everyday fare for a peasant but ambrosia for a gastronome, though its ideal consumer is a ...300-pound blocking back who has been splitting firewood nonstop for the last twelve hours on a subzero day in Manitoba.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Rice and peas fit into that category of dishes where two ordinary foods, combined together, ignite a pleasure far beyond the capac...ity of either of its parts alone. Like rhubarb and strawberries, apple pie and cheese, roast pork and sage, the two tastes and textures meld together into the sort of subtle transcendental oneness that we once fantasized would be our experience when we finally found the ideal mate.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When I develop my recipes I always look for ways to create what I call the Big Taste. While I enjoy eating simple grilled foods, w...hat interests me when I cook are dishes with a taste that is fully dimensional.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When people ask me how I develop recipes, I have to respond: "travelling, eating, watching, experimenting, and constantly asking m...yself: 'Do I want to eat this dish again?'" Will I yearn for it some evening when I'm hungry? Will I remember it in six months' time? In a year? Five years from now?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »