Divine.
@kitchenetteparis
π§πΌββοΈ Answering the siren call of Paris. Historian, former restaurateur, nomad, memoirist. From California 2 Buenos Aires 2 Amsterdam 2 Australia 2 Paris. π«π· Food. Passions. Scratching the itch of deep existential yearnings. π₯ cocinita.substack.com
Divine.
Such an under-rated vegetable. I love how cabbage almost melts in soups and delivers a tang that I never know I need until I take my first spoonful. Bon AppΓ©tit.
Almost anything Bourdain. There is a lost episode from the very early seasons in which he drinks a fermented spirit made of spit. I'll eat almost anything, but that's where I draw the line.
an umami caramel? Sounds like something I need to try. Looks delish.
Golden and crisp to perfection, it seems. Delish.
The requisite Paris video every American in Paris is supposed to post. It might be a clichΓ©, but it never ceases to thrill me.
On the metro, on my way to work. ππ€β₯οΈ
Come to Paris, let it thrill you. Fall in love. π«π·
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WHO SAYS THAT THE TRAVEL MEMOIR IS DEAD?? ππ€β₯οΈ Not as long as travel, and food, and passions, incite deep existential yearnings within us all. Follow my podcast on your favorite platform, or find my essays at cocinita.substack.com
Everything tastes better in cocotte. Oeufs en Cocotte.
I cook in a tiny kitchenette in Paris; and I write long, sumptuous essays about the siren call of Paris: the yearnings, passions, and loveliness that inevitably awaken in these surrounds. Read my pieces at cocinita.substack.com
* Frogs legs? Yes! π
* Calf's brain ravioli? Yes!
* Beef Tongue a la Vinaigrette? Of course.
π«π· It's Paris, after all, and all ingredients are elevated to a work of art. Bon AppΓ©tit. π«π·
Cartoon: Sam Gross for the New Yorker