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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, July 19, 2012
by Simon de Swaan
A boiled egg raised its little lid and revealed its buttercup yolk.–Colette
Colette was the surname of the French novelist and performer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. She is best known for her 1944 novel Gigi, upon which Lerner and Loewe based the stage and film musical comedies of the same title.
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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, July 18, 2012
by Simon de Swaan
“Often, admiring a chef and getting to know him is like loving goose liver and then meeting the goose.”–George Lang
“Mr. Lang, a native of Hungary who escaped a forced-labor camp and imminent execution during World War II, came to New York in 1946 with a few dollars, no English and dreams of becoming a concert violinist,” says The New York Times, but found his calling as a restaurateur. He created the restaurant The Four Seasons and Café des Artistes in New York, as well as a long list of other restaurants.
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The Art of Tasting Wine
by I learned to taste wine through the medium of blind tasting. Contrary to popular perception, blind tasting does not involve fumbling around a table laden with wine glasses with your sight impeded by blindfolds. Rather, it simply means the identification of wine is unknown before tasting and assessing the wine. Without knowledge of the wine’s origin, prestige or price you can assess a wine objectively and without the prejudice of knowing the label. It is the method of tasting employed by wine professionals at most wine competitions and is an important component of Master of Wine and sommelier examinations.
Steven Spurrier, wine expert, Paris
Famously, a blind tasting organised by Steven Spurrier in 1976 – the Judgement of Paris – shattered the perception of France as the supreme producer of wine. Top whites (Chardonnay) and reds (Cabernet Sauvignon dominated blends as found in Bordeaux) from both California and France were submitted to a blind tasting in Paris. Eleven judges, nine of whom were French, assessed the wines blind for their quality with the surprising result that California came out on top in a number of categories. The tasting has proved controversial for many; nevertheless, it served to highlight the importance of objectivity when tasting wine and not to pay undue attention to the label!
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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, July 17, 2012
by Simon de Swaan
Food is the most primitive form of comfort.–Sheilah Graham
Sheilah Graham Westbrook was an English-born American nationally syndicated gossip columnist during Hollywood’s “Golden Age,” who with Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper wielded power to make or break careers prompting her to describe herself as “the last of the unholy trio.” Graham was also known for her relationship with F. Scott Fitzgerald. Click here to read about her life story.
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Rosa’s Musings: In Sync with the Seasons: Baked Apricots Stuffed with Almond Paste
by Rosa Mayland
INCREASE YOUR GASTRONOMIC EXPERIENCE BY EATING IN SYNC WITH THE SEASONS
With the arrival of hotter weather, I am thrilled that some of my favorite fruits are starting to grace (super)market stalls. They are so fabulous that I can never get enough of them. Not one week goes by without me making either pies, pastries, cakes, trifles, crumbles, clafoutis or cobblers in my itsy-bitsy apartment kitchen.
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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, July 16, 2012
by Simon de Swaan
To ask a woman to become unnaturally thin is to ask them to relinquish their sexuality.–Naomi Wolf
Naomi Wolf is an American author and political consultant. With the publication of The Beauty Myth, she became a leading spokesperson of what was later described as the third wave of the feminist movement.
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