Lobster a la Britannia from Delmonicos

With 3000 recipes, Delmonico's most famous chef, Charles Ranhofer’s Epicurean is an bottomless goldmine of 19 th c classics. Think ab...

The Epicurean's Chickens a la Nantaise Sauted

Charles Ranhofer, Celebrity Chef of the 19 th Century Charles Ranhofer was one of America’s first Celebrity chefs and reigned at the end...

Syllabub: Irish Coffee's Great-Great- Grandfather!

Syllabub is the great-great-grandfather of Irish Coffee As a contributor noted on the delightful “ Diary of Samuel Pepys ” (with daily entr...

The Magic of Madeira & Beef

Like an alchemist revealing the secret of making gold… I’m going to share a cooking secret with you.  Let’s talk about Madeira. Eric Asimov ...