Gallery | May 18, 2020
Guest post: The ice cream bombeThese ice cream molds are a link to a largely forgotten trade.
For the love of it
Gallery | May 18, 2020
Guest post: The ice cream bombeThese ice cream molds are a link to a largely forgotten trade.
History | March 3, 2020
Cookware advice from 19th century EnglandUntil you have spent some time online reading antique English cookbooks, my friend, you have not lived.
Gallery | September 30, 2019
Ruthless pragmatism meets whimsical luxury: The brass duck pressWhen life hands you a dead duck, make canard à la rouennaise.
History | September 22, 2019
Nickel, the “perfect metal”There was a time in France when nickel was touted as the ideal replacement for copper.
History | July 5, 2019
Antique vs. vintage vs. modernA reader asked me a great question: what do I mean by “antique” and “vintage”?
History | May 26, 2019
Copper by hand: Historical poêlerie in VilledieuBefore the industrial revolution, poêliers in Villedieu forged and shaped copper pots completely by hand.
Gallery | May 21, 2019
Mauviel’s Masterpieces: Copper at the Grands Magasins Du Louvre, ParisThere are copper pans, and then there are copper pans.
History | January 31, 2019
The importance of being Ernest MauvielThis may be a controversial post: I’m questioning Mauviel’s account of its own history.
History | January 10, 2019
An interview with Jules GoufféI was fortunate enough recently to have the opportunity to sit down with Jules Gouffé, former head chef at the Jockey Club in Paris and the author of the 1867 cookbook le Livre de cuisine.