AN EDIBLE WORK-OF-ART: PARMESAN

AN EDIBLE WORK-OF-ART: PARMESAN

The Parmalat scandal must not steal the limelight. A byword for fine food and good living since the Middle Ages, Parma and environs, known as “food valley,” had only shortly before received the gastronomic recognition it clearly deserves. After a 2-year...
One Wonderful Sponge Cake 

One Wonderful Sponge Cake 

photos by Scott W. Clemens One wonderful sponge cake opens the way to a splendid possibility of desserts and composed cakes. That is why it is a building block for a terrific amount of dessert making at my house. But the cake is also lovely enough, in purity, to...