gastrognome
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | former chef, current law student |
| Location | New York, NY, United States |
| Interests | I'll stick to the food-related ones: Shun knives, making ice cream, local food, cleaning pomegranates, slow food, Chemex coffee makers, Dualit toasters, my Alessi teakettle, poached eggs, Jamon Serrano, mayonnaise and aioli, sherry vinegar, salt, parsnips, making custard, fine mesh strainers, Microplane graters, Meyer lemons, mint, apples, Antica Formula, moules frites, pear cake, old wooden spoons. |
| Favorite Books | Feeding a Yen, The Tummy Trilogy (Calvin Trillin), The Joy of Cooking (Irma Rombauer), How to Eat (Nigella Lawson), The Art of Eating (M.F.K. Fisher), Comfort Me with Apples, Tender at the Bone, Garlic and Sapphires (all Ruth Reichl), Cooking for Mr. Latte (Amanda Hesser), Between Meals (A.J. Liebling), Fork it Over (Alan Richman), Vegetable Harvest (Patricia Wells), The Food of France (Waverly Root), Animal Vegetable Miracle (Barbara Kingsolver), The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan), Plenty (Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon), Chez Panisse Vegetables (Alice Waters), the list goes on... |