09/12/2002 Entry: "Judy Rodgers columns - Zuni Cafe"
Not exactly our favorite place to dine, due to the attitude factor, but never the less, Judy Rodgers of Zuni Cafe in San Francisco knows how to cook. And, she makes a great cooking teacher. Watch any of her videos currently on the NY Times web-site, and you'll find that they are filled with technique, tips, the hows and whys of what she is doing. Not just another TV chef spouting off...
Her new cookbook, The Zuni Cafe Cookbook has just arrived in stores as well - how's that for timing? "A stroke of good fortune brought Judy Rodgers to the doorstep of the Troisgros Brothers' three-star restaurant in Roanne, France, when she was only a high school student [couldn't we all be so lucky]...What had begun as a high school exchange student sojourn veered swiftly away from academics and toward la cuisine...Taste this. Do you like it? It is a truffle. First of the year. But they'll get better...Jean had just popped a whole truffle steamed over Sauternes in my mouth..."
We haven't cooked from it yet, but we are enjoying reading it. With a chapter titled: What to Think About Before You Start, & While You are Cooking, you know you are in for a good read.
Here are links to her recent columns for the NY Times:
07.31.02 Cosseted Lettuces and Pampered Greens
Recipe: Arugula With Tomatoes and Corn
Recipe: Māche Salad With Lemon Oil and Coriander
Recipe: Shell Bean and Chicory Salad
Video: Summery Salads
08.07.02 A Beef Gem in the Rough
Recipe: Roasted Fillet of Beef With Black Pepper
Video: Preparing a Beef Fillet
08.14.02 Every Blessed Crumb
Recipe: Warm Bread Salad
Video: Stale Bread for Recipes
08.28.02 A Kitchen Maverick Rethinks Soup
Recipe: Onion Soup With Tomato and Poached Eggs
Recipe: Shell Bean Soup With Sage Pesto
Video: Spinach Soup
09.04.02 Surprise Roles for Figs
Recipe: Braised Chicken With Figs
Video: Chicken With Figs
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