Oven Baked Ratatouille

Oven Baked Ratatouille

Oven Baked Ratatouille If you’re not a big fan of vegetables, I have a feeling this recipe from the south of France will change your mind. Ripe vegetables are baked together with garlic and fresh herbs, and the result smells

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Apple & Almond Frangipane Tarts

Apple & Almond Frangipane Tarts I must have made thousands of these in my early days as a chef, and no wonder. The buttery puff pastry is topped with a luscious almond cream and thinly sliced apple, then baked until

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Our French-Influenced Fried Rice

Our French-Influenced Fried Rice I know that there are hundreds of versions of fried rice out there but this version, not surprisingly, has a little French influence: butter! There is a reason this simple ingredient is a chef’s secret weapon.

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Duck-Fat Potatoes with Garlic & Rosemary

Duck-Fat Potatoes with Garlic & Rosemary Crisp golden potatoes are probably the one vegetable accompaniment that everyone loves – no matter what shape or form they come in. While the garlic and rosemary certainly add to the flavour of this

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Giveaway: More Please! & O’leary Walker Riesling

Joyeux Noël! As a thank you for your support this past year I have three holiday gift packs to give away. Each pack includes a copy of my new book, More Please!, and a bottle of O’leary Walker Riesling —

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Pacchetti Ripieni

Pacchetti Ripieni In episode 6 of “Around the World with Manu” I joined Italian nonna Adelina in the kitchen at Enoteca Maria. She taught me how to make Paccheri Ripieni, cheese and vegetable filled pasta tubes. I’ve never crumbed pasta before

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Smokey Pork Ribs

Smokey Pork Ribs In episode 6 of “Around the World with Manu” I made proper soul food ribs with Sam of Sam’s Soul Food Restaurant and Bar in The Bronx, and I seriously think they are the best ribs I’ve

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Prawn Ceviche

Prawn Ceviche In episode 6 of “Around the World with Manu” I had an amazing opportunity to spend a day with Elias, a Mexican American cook who welcomed me into his home. While we were waiting for the Cochinita Pibil

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