What’s Cooking This Month of October 2026
Discover the Aromatic Secret to Perfect Bacon Brief update by Jean-Louis – Published on October 13, 2026 Featured Beestrot Find I recently read about... read more >>
Tortilla Española
Ask any Spaniard what they eat when there is nothing to eat and the answer is always tortilla. This golden potato-and-egg omelette is Spain's... read more >>
The Spice Trade Killed More People Than Most Wars. Nutmeg Was the Reason the Dutch Massacred an Entire Island.
Nutmeg grew in only one place on earth. In 1621, the Dutch East India Company decided to own that place completely. What happened to... read more >>
How You Cut Garlic Changes What It Tastes Like. Four Cuts, Four Flavours.
Take one clove of garlic, cut it four ways, and you get four genuinely different ingredients. Professional kitchens know this. The chemistry behind it... read more >>
Croquetas de Jamón
Spain without croquetas would be like France without baguettes - technically possible but spiritually impoverished. These golden-crumbed tubes of molten creamy bechamel studded with... read more >>
Moussaka
Moussaka is Greece's answer to lasagna - and depending on who you ask, the superior version. Layers of fried eggplant, spiced ground lamb or... read more >>
Patatas Bravas
The name means fierce potatoes, and while the cubes of crispy fried potato themselves are quite well-behaved, the bravas sauce that coats them earns... read more >>
Mise en Place Is Not Organisation. It Is a Philosophy That Changes How You Experience Cooking.
In a professional kitchen, mise en place is the standard every cook is judged by before the first order arrives. At home, most cooks... read more >>
Tarragon Is the Most Underrated Herb in Western Cooking. Jean Louis Makes His Case.
Tarragon built bearnaise and defines poulet a l'estragon. Outside France, most cooks have never properly tasted it. Jean Louis explains what they are missing... read more >>
Pizza Was Peasant Food Eaten With the Hands in the Street. The Version the World Loves Was Invented for a Queen.
The pizza everyone orders was named for a queen in 1889. But the combination of tomato, mozzarella and basil already existed in Naples before... read more >>
