Chocolate Mousse with Szechuan Peppercorn Sabayon

Sometimes when you try to get to the bottom of things, you find you can’t!  Take chocolate mousse (not hard to take by any means), for examp...

Beggar's Purses with Bacon and Cheese

Barry Wine of the Quilted Giraffe, 1990’s (?) When you are known by friends and acquaintances as a “food person”, there are a few questions ...

Dinner on Horseback and Trout with Green Sauce

Dinner on Horseback at Sherry’s Restaurant, NYC, March 1903 One of the most iconic images for conspicuous consumption has to be the 1903 Din...

The Winter Queen, a Love Story and Raspberries in Port Syrup with Rose Cream

  Ashdown House   In honor of Valentines Day, I thought I’d share a heartwarming story of love and devotion that I stumbled upon when Ashdow...