WHAT: Dames Who Read —
Featured book: Thomas Jefferson’s Crème Brulee by Thomas Craughwell. Travel with Thomas Jefferson and his cook to France where they make food discoveries they brought back with them that later …
(AKA Queenie’s Nuts!)
contributed by Pastry Chef Cory Barrett
Lola and Lolita, Cleveland, Ohio
Plate Magazine, March-April 2010
Summary is written by Dame Sharon Olson
Energy, optimism and thoughtful exuberance were refreshing to see at the first major food show of the year. Retail sales of specialty foods and beverages were up 8.4% …
I thought it would be fun to revisit an article Dame Sharon Olson wrote about the 2008 Fancy Food Show and see if the “predictions” were on target – Linda Avery
The Fancy Food Show attracts …
Sola’s Maui Mosa
Courtesy of Sola Restaurant
3868 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60613
Makes one cocktail
1/2 ounce passion fruit puree
1/2 ounce pineapple juice
3 ounces Champagne or sparkling wine
Pour juices into a Champagne flute, add Champagne.
What could be easier?
The …
by Jean Joho with Chandra Ram
from The Eiffel Tower Restaurant Cookbook
(Chronicle, 2008)
Makes 6 individual souffles
The Eiffel Tower is famous for its soufflés, and we serve thousands of them every year. We always have at least …
By President Nancy Brussat
Chef Noe Sanchez and I have been looking forward to our class at the McCormick Boys & Girls Club for a long time. Our theme was “Fancy Holiday Bites”.
Being a former …
See more photos from August on Argyle on the Les Dames Chicago Chapter Facebook page.
VIETNAMESE BANH MI SANDWICHES
Serves 4
The French influence on Vietnamese foods is never more clear than in these simple street-food sandwiches. …
On Wednesday, March 20, our chapter participated in a fundraiser for the McCormick Boys & Girls Club and our organic garden and food education community service program there. The venue, Worlds of Whirlpool, with its …
Submitted my Dame Shannon Kinsella
On January 13, 2013 Dame Diane Sokolofski opened her lovely home for our Post Holiday Pot-Luck. About 40 Dames and guests arrived toting Street Foods from around the world. Dame Suzanne …
After a long intensive process of reading, rating applications, and interviewing semifinalists, the 2013 Les Dames d’Escoffier Scholarship Committee narrowed the field to seven. Based on need, merit and potential, these highly motivated, passionate culinary …
