Monthly Archives: February 2008

Bret’s Table Welcomed Suvir Saran and Zoë François

February 27, 2008    |    Print Print
Six wonderful and gracious students spent a delightful evening recently with Suvir Saran and Zoë François at Bret’s Table. A lively conversation ensued including the topic of food, but of course in true Mr. Saran form we also covered fashion and politics to name a few. Luckily at Bret’s Table we are not confined to […]
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We Tackled the French Laundry

February 18, 2008    |    Print Print
I was fortunate enough to teach a class full of eager and interested students at Cooks of Crocus Hill recently. The topic being ‘Tackling the French Laundry” based on Thomas Keller’s cookbook titled The French Laundry Cookbook. A couple of students have had the great fortune of eating at his fine establishment in Napa Valley […]
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Blackbird Revisited

February 18, 2008    |    Print Print
My dinner companion, David, and I tried to get into Heidi’s, Stewart Woodman’s new bistro named after his wife this past Saturday. Of course without a reservation it was an hour wait. Since Blackbird, co-owned by Chris Stevens and Gail Mollner, is right next door, at 50th and Bryant, I thought to myself, “I really […]
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