I recently had the opportunity to have a private tour and sampling at Madame Chocolat in Beverly Hills, by Madame Chocolat herself, Hasty Torres (yes, she is the wife of famed chocolatier Jacques Torres).
The boutique doesn’t scream from the sidewalk, but once you are inside, you’re completely transported. The look is Ladurée […]

A mixed bag of plain and spinach garganelli from Emilia-Romagna had been patiently waiting in my cupboard for the perfect application. Nothing rich and saucy came along, so instead, I decided to try it with this basic lemon and oil preparation.
Garganelli (which, not very appetizingly, translates to “small esophagus”) is thin, rolled tube pasta, ridged […]