Some of my favorite finds and reads for this month:
~ What’s new on the Paris restaurant scene this fall, as told by Le Figaroscope, Le Fooding via Les Echos, and A Tabula (in French).
~ Ever wondered what a poaching egg might look like from underwater?
~ I discussed food blogging with Food & Wine editor Kristin Donnelly.
~ I am very tempted to make this peanut sauce for my late-summer noodle needs.
~ My friend Adam says you should never serve these ten foods at a dinner party. Which ones to you agree or disagree with?
~ Yes, it matters what kind of onion you use!
~ Party-leaving etiquette: do you say goodbye or leave quietly? (In French, leaving quietly is called filer à l’anglaise, making an English exit.)
~ Inspired by this great-sounding pairing: cucumbers with verbena and matcha green tea. Another one to add to my 58 Ways to Use Cucumbers.
~ Are these nut-hugging bear cookies too adorable to eat?
~ Fifteen chefs share what they’ve learned by cooking at the French Laundry.
~ The most common cooking mistakes (and how to avoid them).
~ A clever metro map to locate the best bars in Paris, and another for tea lovers.
