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Friday, March 18
One of my first flirtations with art+cooking....
I had been cooking at home, getting better at it, honing my knives and my knife skills for about a year when I purchased for myself a first - a coffee table cook book. It is called A Return to Cooking and it set my mind racing of the amazing possibilities for the exquisite food experience. The photos were gorgeous and at times abstract as the tome follows Eric Ripert through 4 seasons in 4 locales, exploiting the local fresh specialties all around.
I love that book. I thought at some point it would be nice to eat this guy's food. Gratefully, since I've acquired my gastronaut beginnings, his creations have only gotten better in the eyes of the patrons. 1995 was the last time that Le Bernardin was reviewed in the New York Times, by Ruth Reichl, a mere 1 year after Eric assumed chef duties following the death of Gilbert Le Coze.
Ten years later, Frank Bruni puts Le Bernardin through the gauntlet and comes away with no choice but to give it yet another 4 star rating, making it almost 20 years straight that the restaurant has held its stature. (Bruni mentions in his piece that the next runner-up at 10 years is the other NY establishment I'm also drooling to visit: Jean-Georges.)
Congrats, Mr. Ripert. Maybe I will see you soon. *grin*
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