tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904310.post6323754174826231845..comments2022-12-01T05:28:18.742-08:00Comments on Beyond Ramen: Apple Pie for Pi DayAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07338782102030629262noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904310.post-7178619395997830082008-03-17T11:28:00.000-07:002008-03-17T11:28:00.000-07:00Adria's work is certainly not for the home cook. K...Adria's work is certainly not for the home cook. Keller's is more accessible, particularly the dishes in <I>Bouchon</I>, but many of them are more time consuming than is practical for the home cook. Still, <I>Bouchon</I> is a gorgeous book. <BR/><BR/>For an introduction to some of Adria's creations, see <A HREF="http://www.elbulli.com/" REL="nofollow">here</A> (the "general catalogue" has images Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338782102030629262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904310.post-81950365755647153972008-03-17T05:43:00.000-07:002008-03-17T05:43:00.000-07:00Now you are giving me cookbook envy! My proportio...Now you are giving me cookbook envy! My proportion of English to American cooksbooks is heavily weighted to the English side, and I have never seen Keller or Adria's work. You can have my Daniel Boulud (signed) book, though. I am very clear on my limitations: I am a home cook, not a restaurant cook. Have you ever read Laurie Colwin's wonderful books? Titled "Home Cooking" and "More Home Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904310.post-27880024897040886502008-03-16T11:33:00.000-07:002008-03-16T11:33:00.000-07:00What a wonderful birthday present! It seems that o...What a wonderful birthday present! It seems that outings to fabulous restaurants inevitably involve copious amounts of wine, at least in my experience. <BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about looking through some of these chefs' cookbooks. I believe Ferran Adria puts out a cookbook every year, but based on what we ate that afternoon at El Bulli, most of his dishes are way beyond me. Even some of Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338782102030629262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904310.post-74956829138248847902008-03-16T10:42:00.000-07:002008-03-16T10:42:00.000-07:00Heston Blumenthal: I've never eaten at The Fat Du...Heston Blumenthal: I've never eaten at The Fat Duck, but Bray is never near to where my husband works so I'm sure we will make it someday. We went to Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir quat'Saison a couples of weeks ago -- it was one of my birthday presents from Sigmund. It was exquisite, but I drank way too much and ended up in a food/drink coma. One of my friends ate at the Duck recently, and I madeBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904310.post-39396793445064142062008-03-15T22:16:00.000-07:002008-03-15T22:16:00.000-07:00Funny you should mention lab reports, as I am putt...Funny you should mention lab reports, as I am putting the finishing touches on the 100-page "report" that is my master's thesis.<BR/><BR/>Heston Blumenthal. The Fat Duck! Of course! Have you ever eaten there? I have not, but I recently ate at the restaurant that usurped its "Best Restaurant in the World" title for the last two years (El Bulli). <BR/><BR/>I'm not familiar with Bramley apples, but Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338782102030629262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904310.post-69304373144628143842008-03-15T18:18:00.000-07:002008-03-15T18:18:00.000-07:00I'm going to have to read this again when I'm fres...I'm going to have to read this again when I'm fresher -- not only is it 1 am here, but I've also just used my last active brain cells to talk about potatoes. <BR/>There is just so much great info here to absorb! I've never heard of vodka in pie crust, for one. <BR/><BR/>I can tell you are a scientist; you must write a great lab report. <BR/><BR/>Do you know about Heston Blumenthal?<BR/><BR/>AreBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.com