In French 101 in college, we all had to do individual spoken exams at the end of the term. The idea was to demonstrate that we could converse simply in the language.We had been learning kitchen and food terms, and my professor asked me (in French) to describe my mealtimes.
"Mes amis et moi," I began, "Nous nous asseyons sur la table."
My professor looked confused. "Ellen, sur la table? Vous vous asseyez sur la table?"
I nodded happily. "Oui."
I'd told him that my friends and I sat atop the table at mealtimes.
Luckily, you don't have to speak a Français to appreciate Sur la Table's new cookbook, "Things Cooks Love". It's the company's first of several - "The Art & Soul of Baking" and "A Cook's Guide to Knives" will be available this fall).
The book covers kitchen tools and basics, as well as simple recipes to practice on tools and cookware. (What's a cookbook from a gourmet cookware store without a little self-promotion?)
(Pssst - the book is only $25 at the company's website until May 31, when it'll be $35. Get it while it's chaud.)
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4-24-2008 @ 1:27PM
Deeoh1 said...
My wife works for SLT and I was lucky enough to get one of these immediately when they became available. It is a fantastic book for cooks of all ability.
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4-24-2008 @ 1:28PM
Ellen Slattery said...
Deeoh, you lucky duck, you. I'm v. jealous!
Ellen
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4-24-2008 @ 2:14PM
yumdcblog said...
I work at SLT, too and absolutely love it. I was skeptical that it was going to be a $25 ad, but it's actually got some great info and recipes in it. I highly recommend it to chefs of any caliber. I'm giving it to my mom for Mother's Day, too.
(I promise I'm not being paid to write this.)
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4-24-2008 @ 2:23PM
rainey said...
I wonder when they do the book on knives if they'll say you need to hold a knife to know if it's right for your hand. Because at the store, if you've not interested in one of the knives on the magnetic bars, all they'll let you do is hold the box. Yes.... .....so helpful. @@
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