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“The Food Lab” has been a darling of cooks and foodies alike recently.   This is a wonderful book and one that will boost your knowledge of the chemistry behind everything you eat.   It’s a fascinating read and I recommend it … Continue reading →

Every blue moon I happen upon a restaurant or a bakery which blows my mind. Mademoiselle Colette’s in Menlo Park at 816 Santa Cruz Avenue, California, is one of those.   Their mastery of the fine art of pastry goes way … Continue reading →

The Palo Alto Weekly does an admirable job supporting small businesses in town. La Toque was  fortunate enough to be one of the 2 businesses picked for an article in the Neighborhood section reporting on how we aim to train … Continue reading →

California has been both blessed and hard hit by a deluge of rain, snowfall, drizzle and showers this winter.   As I look at the next 10 day forecast hinting at many days of sunshine my spirits lift and I muse … Continue reading →

At the request of several enthusiastic La Toque de Cindy students, the school is just about to start its first ever after school cooking series.   Open to budding chefs ages 9-14 and located in downtown Palo Alto. Tasty Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30pm, … Continue reading →

For decades I have been annotating my cookbooks, recipe by recipe.   For each recipe I attempt, I then write a recipe review. In each cookbook recipe the recipe is rated from one to 5 stars with some accompanying descriptive text.   … Continue reading →

  To celebrate California’s great cheese makers I recently headed to a driving tour of the farms and creameries.   It was so fun and you can do it too.   What a delicious way to support ourlocal farmers.     In Marin County, … Continue reading →