A blog about food and cooking by Chris Norris
Paris Day 4 20 November 2007 The temperatures are increasing along with the amount of rain, but we have finally managed to crack the secret to getting around Paris at least partially. Line 1 of the Metro, which runs East/West is at about 75% capability, […]
Paris Day 3 19 November 2007 We had big plans to eat at Alain Ducasse at the Plaza Athenee last night, which were dashed by the absolute inability to get any transportation across town. Taxis? Non. Metro? Non. Private Driver? Oui, only 450 US DOLLARS! […]
Paris Day 2 18 November 2007 We departed San Francisco at about 3:30pm on Friday and arrived in Paris, Charles de Gaulle ten and one half hours later on Saturday at about 11am. Basically, an entire night has been missed. The secret, we’ve found, is […]
Paris Day 1 17 November 2007 Woo-Hoo! The Eagle has landed … In Paris, that is! Laura and I are in Paris for Thanksgiving week this year, and after less than 24 hours on the ground in Paris we have settled in to our routine. […]
AutoGrill and Fast Espresso I found myself longing for Italy recently while standing in line at a local “café”, with a wait going on ten minutes for two cappuccinos. This particular café has changed owners and the new folks still don’t have the espresso machine […]
A Breakfast That’s Not Continental… Laura and I spent last weekend in the City and splurged on our hotel, staying at the Mandarin Oriental in the financial district. We like this hotel for a lot of reasons – partly bcause we spent our first New […]
Paris Bound! Laura and I have a trip to Paris coming up soon, and I hope to document at least a few unusual culinary discoveries while we are there. My goal is to find some low key, high quality restaurants that aren’t well known, rather […]
NYC Food Fest 10/3/2007 Culminating a week of cooking and feasting at the Culinary Institute, Laura and I met for the weekend in New York City to catch a show and do some “international traveling” from a cuisine point of view. Friday evening was spent […]
CIA Boot Camp: Top Ten 10/3/2007 Here are my own Top Ten lessons from CIA Boot Camp week: • The measuring cups are all gone. Now what? I just laid down that whisk, where did it go? And, Dang! That stove is HOT! I have […]
Fit For A King I read in People Magazine (hey, it was laying on the counter, I gotta read it …) that Camilla’s son, Tom Parker-Bowles (yes, that Camilla, wife of Charles, future King of England) has written a book titled ‘The Year of Eating […]