new york city

Contrarily to what you might think, BLT are not, in today’s post, the three letters for « Bacon Lettuce Tomato » but for « Bistrot Laurent Tourondel », or how a young French Chef has become the king of a gastronomic empire in the USA. 5 Restaurants in NYC ( BLT Prime, BLT Steak, BLT Fish, BLT Burger and BLT Market at the Ritz Carlton), some in other American cities, successful cookbooks, and so on… Hey, why on earth would he want to go back to France ? His restaurants belong to the “hype” family : trendy decoration, loud music,... [Lire la suite]

I love Williams-Sonoma boutiques! Unfortunately, we don’t have them in France, but as I am lucky enough to be a frequent traveller to the USA, I can enjoy shopping in their outlets on a regular basis. I like their thoughtful selection of cooking utensils, dinnerware, sweet and savory “treats”, and many other things. OK, it is a bit pricey, but even if one does not buy anything, just roaming through the boutique's departments is a treat for the eyes. A year ago, I stumbled upon a book edited by WS: « New York, authentic recipes... [Lire la suite]

New York is a city where it is easy to grab food in the street, because of  the abundance of  vendors selling not only giant pretzels or Hot Dogs, but also full meals from different origins : asian, east european, middle eastern, mexican and so on...Some of them have also gone upscale : Adam Perry Lang of Daisy May's BBQ USA has a cart specialized in chili and pork sandwiches, and Danny Meyer, the famous owner of such reknowned restaurants like Union Square café and Gramercy Tavern, has opened the Shake Shack... [Lire la suite]

Our second time in New York City during Memorial Day week-end and each time, we have been blessed by the weather's gods with a glorious sun !  As it was not too hot, it was ze perfect weather for a picnic in Central Park ! On sunday morning, after a very long stroll in Chinatown, Little Italy (Mulberry street closed to traffic, what a great idea), we made it to Nolita, Rice to Riches,  where we took away some rice puddings for our picnic. Then, we walked again towards Lower East Side for our "main... [Lire la suite]

May 2009 update : this post has been first published in february 2008, but as I am just back from another fabulous week-end in the Big Apple, I thought it would be great to let you know again about this to-die-for New York recipe. Just need some time to recover from jet-lag...Contrarily to what you might think, BLT are not, in today’s post, the three letters for « Bacon Lettuce Tomato » but for « Bistrot Laurent Tourondel », or how a young French Chef has become the king of a gastronomic empire in the USA. 5 Restaurants in... [Lire la suite]