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My favorite cake of this season

Christophe Adam of Fauchon continues his "club cake" tradition and this autumn he proposes the classical "forêt noir" cake in a not so classical form. I love this cake so much that last week, despite of all the strikes, i went to Fauchon (place de la Madeleine) three times just for this cake.
Club Forêt Noir is made of  bitter chooclate biscuit, chantilly with kirsh (very light),griottes confites and raspberry jam. The best forêt noir cake i have ever ate!

Clam chowder

Visiting San Francisco wouldn't be as good without eating the creamy clam chowder in Fisherman's Wharf!

"La côte de boeuf" with shallots in red wine sauce

This recipe is for lazy people. I am even surprised myself by the wonderful outcome as i've never cooked " côte de boeuf" before and the final results tasted as good as the " côte de boeuf" in L'Aterlier du Joel Robuchon.(Except that there was no the mouth watering Joel Robuchon's potato purée with it:))

Tarte Tropézienne

Like expensive yachts or wild parties,Tarte Tropézienne is inseparable from the image of Saint Tropez. Basically it is brioche with pastry cream inside. And it is the simplicity that makes the Tarte Tropézienne so wonderful.

An image of a huge Mortadella

isn't it beautiful? Reviews of some top Florentine  restaurants like Il  Cibreo, La Giostra, and Enoteca Pinchiorri coming soon!

Delicious hot tomato soup

Who could have thought that a simple tomato soup from a hotel room service can be so inspiring? Moreover, it is not the everybody's favorite gaspacho, but HOT tomato soup. And to be honest, I've always looked quite sceptically at hot tomato soups as they they often taste like ketchup. Don't they?

The World’s Most Expensive Fast Food

Well, kind of fast food, as when a pizza, a sandwich or a hamburger is stuffed with fresh truffles and foie gras and costs more than €100, you will eat it slowly, right?

Mirror article speaks about outrageously expensive treats such as a box of Creme de la Mer cream for €2.220(made of daffodil seeds and seaweed) or €1 m pen(featuring more than 1000 diamonds) …

This infernal list also includes such food items as sandwiches or pizzas which are often cheap eats rather than gastronomic food. The catch is that they are all made with the most expensive ingredients. Truffles, foie gras ,Wagyu beef… Here are some of them:

€118 Double Truffle Burger by Daniel Boulud served in DB Bistro Moderne,NYC.
( I remember having it a few years ago and,even if truffels can never spoil a dish, I didn’t find the burger any special. As i said before, i think truffles taste the best with neutral flavor dishes. )
€125 Beef sandwich available at Selfridges , made of Wagyu beef.
€150 Pizza topped with shaved white truffles,by Gordon Ramsey.
€ 11 800 Pie by a Burnley-based chef Spencer Burge.

You can see the entire list here . (Image courtesy of Mirror.co.uk)

iCook risotto with black truffles

Risotto with black truffles is a very simple and a royal dish at the same time where  plain risotto marries perfectly with intensive flavor of truffles. It is also very easy to make. In fact, my biggest work was to go to "Maison de la Truffe" (19 place de la Madeleine,Paris) and  to buy a black truffle as the trattoria close to me haven't received these "treasures" yet :).

Potato purée by Joel Robuchon

The Joel Robuchon potato purée with white truffles. (from the dinner in Four Seasons two days ago).

You just can't resist to this legendary yet simple dish. Because of considerable amount of butter (250g for 1Kg of potatoes) and precise recipe execution ( I've seen how Joel Robuchon makes it on French TV. The precision is almost scientific :)), this purée is melting in your mouth...

Black Cod with Miso

This is the dish i could eat every day. I have tried it in various Japanese fusion restaurants all around the world, but Nobu's Matsuhisa version is the best. The fish is baked, so it is almost falling apart(you can easily eat with chopsticks) and it has sweet miso flavor. If you are willing to make an effort and prepare it by yourself, you can see the original recipe here .(Image courtesy of Myriad Restaurant Group)