I’m sure it was instilled in me from infancy by my very tasteful parents, but I first foraged for myself in jr. high. Once a week, a day I looked forward to, I walked by myself to Alice Medrich’s Cocolat. I picked out...

The noodle scene, with Robin Williams and Amanda Plummer, in The Fisher King is hilarious. Babette’s Feast rules over all others. Also in this first tier: Cocolat, Big Night (been trying to make that timpano for years), Like...

Barenbaum. All it contains is chocolate, eggs and butter, but I heighten the chcoclate taste by adding raspberry puree. Amazing stuff. Then there is the “Queen of Sheba” cake form "Cocolat" by Alice Medrich.....I...

it contains is chocolate, butter, and eggs. I cannot recommend the book highly enough; it is a treasure trove of stuff. Queen of Sheba from Alice Medrich’s book "Cocolat". This is another cake I have made many times. As both...

success. If she is interested in deserts for dinner parties, I cooked my way through much of "Cocolat" by Alice Medrich – it is out of print, but can be pretty easily found. Beautiful pictures and many of the recipes are...