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Processing shelling beans from my garden

Thu, 26 May 2016 14:40:24 GMT

Here is how I process my home grown beans.

Dhal Makhani with homegrown beans

Thu, 26 May 2016 14:36:39 GMT

For those who thought vegetarian cuisine is light, here is a delicious epiphany, cooked with beans from my garden.

Khoresht-e Bademjan

Wed, 20 Apr 2016 14:50:47 GMT

Beautiful persian confort food with roasted eggplants and lamb in a fragrant, sweet and sour tomato sauce.

Japanese TV behind the scenes

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:28:14 GMT

Lots of fun shots including how to light stuff on location for good photo/video,� more stuff about my new kitchen, some advice about dealing with TV people and more.

FXcuisine on Japanese TV

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 13:52:44 GMT

A TV crew from Tokyo Broadcasting System, one of the largest TV channels in Japan, came to film me for 4 days for George Tokoro"s World Delivery, a Sunday afternoon world food show.

Frying Eggplants like a Persian Mama

Thu, 7 Apr 2016 10:32:33 GMT

Very easy way of frying sliced eggplants in an oven with very little oil, yielding beautiful, tasty and very light eggplants with no effort.

French Medieval Bread Fou�es

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 09:34:54 GMT

This is hands-down the easiest great bread you can bake in a wood-fired oven. Trust the French - it takes no time to prepare, no hand kneading, no proving and it bakes in 120 seconds flat. Way tastier than pita.

Swiss Chard Pkhali

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:28:42 GMT

These lovely little sides dishes will adorn your table like flowers in a spring meadow. They are so pretty guests will hesitate to eat them!

Georgian Chicken Walnut Satsivi

Tue, 22 Mar 2016 12:04:31 GMT

Cult recipe with the mighty bazhe sauce based on pounded roasted walnuts, garlic and pomegranate juice. Not for the faint of heart but delicious and utterly memorable!

Wood Fired Chestnut Pancakes Necci

Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:35:47 GMT

This is a recipe I have discovered a year ago and took me a full year to get right. But now I cook it almost once a week so simple, quick, delicious and spectacular it is.

Decadent Baked Vacherin Cheese

Tue, 8 Mar 2016 09:43:41 GMT

Uber decadent personal baked Vacherin Mont d"Or, gorgeous creaminess topped with toasted walnuts, dried fruits soaked in sweet wine and apples saut�ed in butter and honey.

Kampot Pepper Plantation

Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:06:38 GMT

Adventure in a remote black pepper plantation run by a young Frenchman.

Swiss Saffron Harvest

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:49:23 GMT

Yesterday I woke up at 6 AM to drive to Venth�ne in my beloved Swiss canton of Valais, and meet up with France & Bernard to take part in my first ever saffron harvest.

String-Roasted Leg of Lamb (VIDEO)

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:57:27 GMT

How to roast a leg of lamb using only a piece of string. Watch me do it at the St-Luc mills in Switzerland.

Pasta all'arrabbiata

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:39:48 GMT

By request of a reader, one of the most popular Southern Italian pasta sauces ever. Simple, affordable, healthy, delicious.

Swiss Apple Roesti (Video)

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 14:48:50 GMT

Make an extraordinary dessert in no time using stale bread an apple. A timeless classic from the Swiss Alps.

London Pub Informant

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:03:20 GMT

I meet with a reader of FXcuisine in a series of historical London pubs while he feeds me tips about lesser known deep-fried British delicacies.

Beenleigh Blue Pasta

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:08:00 GMT

When I saw this cheese I immediately knew how to turn it into a pasta sauce fit for a King - with only two ingredients.

Neal's Yard Dairy

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:10:28 GMT

My visit to the cult London cheese shop, selling no less than 57 types of British cheeses.

Japanese Culinary Artifacts

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:35:39 GMT

A glimpse at the motley cornucopia of Japanese cookware and confectionery I brought back from my last trip.

Books For Cooks

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:31:37 GMT

My visit to a must-see bookstore in London beloved by foodies from all over the world.

Tea with Sir Hugh

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:28:17 GMT

Last week I had tea with Sir Hugh and his lovely wife Gaynor in one of their favorite haunts in London - a uniquely British experience.

Ultimate Speck

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 18:47:47 GMT

Proper Speck, a cult Tyrolian dried and smoked pork meat, can only be found in a narrow corner of Val d"Ultimo, in Italy. Probably the best dried meat on earth, and you can"t really buy it. But let me show you how it"s made.

Proper French Cr�pes

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:43:25 GMT

Getting great-tasting, paper-thin French cr�pes is possible at home, but only if you get the proper cookware and know how to use it. Let me show you!

Japanese Bladesmiths

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:33:52 GMT

A unique behind-the-scenes visit of the crafstmen who hammer out the best and most expensive kitchen knives in the world in the city of Sakai, Japan.

Osaka Crab Extravaganza

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:44:06 GMT

This crab dinner in Osaka had the highest dollar-to-calorie ratio I had in my entire life - but entirely worth it.

Japanese Green Tea

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:15:03 GMT

I am back from Japan with a first article about green tea in Tokyo.

Montgomery's Cheddar

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:28:24 GMT

My Christmas article will show you how the best cheddar since King Arthur is made in Somerset, including a 4 minutes video.

Foie Gras Terrine (Video)

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:53:38 GMT

Learn how to make a foie gras terrine from scratch in only 12 minutes.

My First Video

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:29:39 GMT

For my first video I show you how to bake a simple but original and highly colorful cake using French almonds with a long pedigree: praslines.

Swiss Alps Ricotta

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 08:37:21 GMT

See how we make s�rac, the Swiss ricotta, up in the Swiss Alps and learn about about Swiss cheese botanics with a field trip to see what the cows graze up there.

Potato Chips Night Shift

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 09:52:15 GMT

At midnight sharp, I entered Burt"s factory in Devon to see how my favorite potato chips are made. Hand Fried in Devon.

Stilton with Port

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:08:00 GMT

I bought a whole head of Stilton and soaked it in the finest Port wine for a most memorable drinking session.

Salama da sugo

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:22:23 GMT

This medieval Italian sausage from Ferrara nearly made me pass out.

Primeval Tyrolian Cheese

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:32:06 GMT

Grauk�se is the closest offspring of the first cheese ever made. It is so strong you can actually raise the dead by placing piece under the deceased"s nose. Follow me to Valle Aurina in S�dtyrol to see how it"s made at the farm.�

Swiss Sugar Factory

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:13:38 GMT

My visit of the largest sugar factory in Switzerland. Walk in as a beet and exit as a thousand sugar cubes - a life-changing experience.

Saint Martin Fair

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:18:29 GMT

My visit to a 500-year-old country fair held once a year in Vevey, Switzerland.

Pear, Walnut and Gorgonzola Bruschetta

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:41:29 GMT

This traditional garnished grilled bread is Italian cuisine at its best. Utter simplicity based on excellent ingredients, around a time tested formula. Food for the gods.

Eataly - Slow Food Superstore

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 08:09:47 GMT

My day at Eataly, the biggest slow food grocery store in the world, just outside Torino, Italy.

A night at the Liboson

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 06:56:28 GMT

A memorable fondue in an over-the-top dungeon chalet straight out of a Hammer film. Our host, Paul du Marchie, has been building an architectural fantasy in the middle of the woods for the last 50 years. Dont" miss my eight 360� panoramas!

Slow Food Fair

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:36:18 GMT

My visit of the largest traditional food fair in the world in Torino, Italy.

Cheese and Wine Soup

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:15:12 GMT

A robust Swiss soup based on Alp cheese and Fendant white wine to warm you up during the cold months.

Paris Truffle Dinners

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:07:24 GMT

Hoping the financial crisis will at least do something good and bring truffle prices down from their stratospheric heights, I show you how they eat truffles in Paris.

Swiss Alpine Gingerbreads

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:22:19 GMT

The most popular Swiss country fair cookie, Magenbrot, is a light gingerbread supposed to be a friend of the stomach. He is my friend too!

French Blanc-Manger

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:13:41 GMT

This extraordinary French sweet almond jelly must be the best food that survived the Middle Ages. My final and most tasty dish in the Hattonchatel castle serie.

Hard Core Swiss Vacherin Cheese

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:10:27 GMT

Follow me as I wake up in the wee hours of the morning to see Swiss armailli make a unique cheese in a small chalet up the Gruyere Alps.

Chicken for Dessert

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 04:37:24 GMT

One of the greatest desserts in Turkey is made with chicken breasts. It is based on an almond-and-chicken pudding once hugely popular in medieval Europe. See how it"s made!

Slow Food Organic Rice Krispies Treat

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:19:49 GMT

My friend Therese enlisted my help to teach her son how to cook a healthy snack from scratch.

The Passion of the Boar

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 03:45:10 GMT

We roasted a whole boar on woodfire at Hattonch�tel castle in France for a memorable medieval banquet. See how it"s done, from start to finish. Not for the faint of heart!

Potato Raviolis

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:11:59 GMT

Italian comfort food on steroids. Only Italians love pasta enough to stuff it with such plain ingredients as a potatoes. Right they are, these make for a highly refined dish - and very affordable.