these are a few of my favorite things
Rather than a traditional post, today i want to share a (partial) list of some of the best things i have eaten over the course of my life. i have included links where practical. now i'm hungry, so i'm going to make some lunch. enjoy!
A mouthful of tart cherries; eaten whilst climbing up IN the tree in my grandfather’s garden in Germany
Cornish hens with champagne sauce; cooked over a spit in the woods while camping
Braised kale with blood sausage(Gruenkohl mit Pinkeln); eaten after a snowy walk in the forest in Germany
A cup of thick hot chocolate with whipped cream; at a cafe in Barcelona
Potato pancakes with applesauce (Reibekuchen mit Apfelmus); at the Christmas market in Bonn, Germany
A slice of cheesecake in the German style with golden raisins and a pastry crust; in the Walnut Room at Marshall Fields State St. store
Pink grapefruit granita in Greenwich Village
Grilled sweetbreads atop an arugula salad, followed by a slice of la Marjolaine; at
Spago in Hollywood
Two perfect quenelles of chocolate mousse; at Lutece, NYC
A rack of lamb; at Windows on the World in the World Trade Center, Christmas Eve 1986, with NYC at my feet
Grilled seafood sausage with an exquisite beurre blanc; at Chanterelle, NYC
Miniature lemon tarts still warm from the oven; eaten while walking through a snowy Sunday evening in Paris
A salad of frisee, bacon and croutons, topped with a poached egg; at a bistro in Paris
Warm chocolate cake with brandied cherry ice cream; at Gotham, NYC
Just-picked, sunwarmed tomatoes, wrapped in basil leaves; eaten while standing in a friend’s garden in Michigan
Indian peach ice cream with butter cookies; at Chez Panisse in Berkeley
Cassoulet with goose confit, duck sausages and lamb shoulder; made at home with the help of friends (one of several prepared over the years, on a biennial basis)
My Aunt Rosalie's Sauerbraten und Spaetzle; served at her farmhouse for Easter dinner
A breakfast of rolls with butter and jam, yogurt, juice and coffee; eaten on a train while racing through the Alps at 300 kph on my way from Bern to Milan
A tiny sardine, sandwiched between two paper thin slices of potato and deep-fried; at Danube in NYC
An explosive mouthful of elderflower sorbet; later in that same meal
Sticky toffee pudding with custard sauce; at The Ivy in London
Gazpacho topped with a warm langoustine and a scoop of fresh chevre; at Christophe in Amsterdam
A strawberry sable with clotted cream; at Chez Bruce, outside London
Our millennium weekend party that included (over the course of 36 hours)…beluga caviar, 24 ounce lobster tails on the grill, foie gras with seckel pears, loin of venison Wellington, Veuve Clicquot sorbet, homemade brioche and croissants
Lemon tarragon pudding cake; at Charlie Trotter’s in Chicago
Grilled bratwurst with stadium mustard; at the Westside Market in Cleveland
Banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich); eaten on the street in Chinatown, Toronto
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A mouthful of tart cherries; eaten whilst climbing up IN the tree in my grandfather’s garden in Germany
Cornish hens with champagne sauce; cooked over a spit in the woods while camping
Braised kale with blood sausage(Gruenkohl mit Pinkeln); eaten after a snowy walk in the forest in Germany
A cup of thick hot chocolate with whipped cream; at a cafe in Barcelona
Potato pancakes with applesauce (Reibekuchen mit Apfelmus); at the Christmas market in Bonn, Germany
A slice of cheesecake in the German style with golden raisins and a pastry crust; in the Walnut Room at Marshall Fields State St. store
Pink grapefruit granita in Greenwich Village
Grilled sweetbreads atop an arugula salad, followed by a slice of la Marjolaine; at
Spago in Hollywood
Two perfect quenelles of chocolate mousse; at Lutece, NYC
A rack of lamb; at Windows on the World in the World Trade Center, Christmas Eve 1986, with NYC at my feet
Grilled seafood sausage with an exquisite beurre blanc; at Chanterelle, NYC
Miniature lemon tarts still warm from the oven; eaten while walking through a snowy Sunday evening in Paris
A salad of frisee, bacon and croutons, topped with a poached egg; at a bistro in Paris
Warm chocolate cake with brandied cherry ice cream; at Gotham, NYC
Just-picked, sunwarmed tomatoes, wrapped in basil leaves; eaten while standing in a friend’s garden in Michigan
Indian peach ice cream with butter cookies; at Chez Panisse in Berkeley
Cassoulet with goose confit, duck sausages and lamb shoulder; made at home with the help of friends (one of several prepared over the years, on a biennial basis)
My Aunt Rosalie's Sauerbraten und Spaetzle; served at her farmhouse for Easter dinner
A breakfast of rolls with butter and jam, yogurt, juice and coffee; eaten on a train while racing through the Alps at 300 kph on my way from Bern to Milan
A tiny sardine, sandwiched between two paper thin slices of potato and deep-fried; at Danube in NYC
An explosive mouthful of elderflower sorbet; later in that same meal
Sticky toffee pudding with custard sauce; at The Ivy in London
Gazpacho topped with a warm langoustine and a scoop of fresh chevre; at Christophe in Amsterdam
A strawberry sable with clotted cream; at Chez Bruce, outside London
Our millennium weekend party that included (over the course of 36 hours)…beluga caviar, 24 ounce lobster tails on the grill, foie gras with seckel pears, loin of venison Wellington, Veuve Clicquot sorbet, homemade brioche and croissants
Lemon tarragon pudding cake; at Charlie Trotter’s in Chicago
Grilled bratwurst with stadium mustard; at the Westside Market in Cleveland
Banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich); eaten on the street in Chinatown, Toronto
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