The Kings of Pastry

The film, Kings of Pastry offers the first ever look into the kitchens of the Meilleur Ouvrier de France - Pastry competition. It expertly captures the essence of great pastry chefs. The dedication, discipline, emotion and the insatiable drive for perfection is on display throughout the film. If you ever wondered what those blue, white and red stripes on the collar of some French Chefs are for, than this film will explain it. 

Friday Dinner

After receiving an outstanding recommendation from a rep at Kermit Lynch, we enjoyed a fun bottle of wine last night with our hanger steak and pommes darphin. The 2009 Beaumes-de-Venise rouge, Domaine de Durban lived up to its billing. With good fruit, earthiness and silky tannins, the wine married very well with the rich flavor of the onglet. If you are fan of Rhone style wines then you'll welcome the nuanced sophistication of the Beaume-de-Venise rouge. 

This concludes our salute to the artisans who have risen above the big box retail, cookie cutter world of the twenty-first century and practiced their craft to their self imposed standards of attempted perfection.

Chateau Haut Brion

For the Bordeaux lover, like me, Haut Brion is a benchmark in the finest wine producing regions in the world. Obviously not to every ones taste, but the care and exacting standards employed there from harvest to crush to barrel to bottle, represents an intrinsic desire for sublime greatness. 

A Voice Bigger Than Life

Dave Brubeck

The master. Passion, absolute dedication to his craft...timeless

DANIEL

For a true foodie, the name Daniel is all that needs to said. He has been one of the top Chefs in the world for many years. He actually graded my final exam at the French Culinary Institute and I had the honor of doing a stage at Restaurant Daniel during my stint in NYC. I can't fully describe the experience, other than to say perfection personified.