This is a no stock French Onion Soup! Xavier told me the story of being a stagiaire (intern) in the south of France when he was a teenager. As a culinary student á L’école Hôtelière, he had been taught to use a beef stock….though as he reiterates, in very limited amount. He was doubtful about…
All French grandmothers make an apple cake and this is the version that Xavier remembers his grandmother making. This recipe veers just a bit from what one finds upon googling ‘French apple cake’. Most don’t have cream added at the end, but X remembers well his mémère’s skimming the very fresh cream from the top…
Year after year, Xavier’s Vinaigrette is the number 1 recipe request from …