Pastry Chef Patrick Fahy, Me, and Beet Ice Cream

>> Friday, October 30, 2009


"Thanks. See you on Sunday. I'll be the funny-looking Asian, staring blankly at the door," I ended my note to Pastry Chef Patrick Fahy as we arranged for an interview and a recipe demonstration. I am, apparently, the master (mistress?) of lame humor. Did I think he would have me confused with another funny-looking Asian, waiting outside, staring meaningfully at the door?

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Grilled Beef Salad Thai-Style with Green Apples

>> Friday, October 23, 2009


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Grill up a 1.5-lb piece of top sirloin or flank steak to medium rare. Let the steak rest, covered, while you work on the vegetables and seasonings.

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Hot Fudge Pudding Cake with Coconut Milk

>> Saturday, October 10, 2009


Exactly this date last year, around this very hour, my mother called me from Bangkok to give me her birthday blessings -- something she'd always done. Inexplicably, as I ended the conversation by telling her that I loved her, tears started flowing and continued on and off for hours afterward. And I couldn't understand where the emotion came from. It was as if I knew.

Mom passed on peacefully two days later.

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