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What if you could invite Julia Child, Dorie Greenspan, Marcella Hazan or Alice Waters into your kitchen when you make dinner? Or imagine having Lidia Bastianich by your side when you prepare her Pork Rib Guazzetto? With the IACP-nominated book Cooking with Les Dames d’Escoffier, you can. Over 125 recipes, as well as full-color photographs, wine suggestions and kitchen tips fill this enticing 366-page volume.
We are proud that the New York chapter contributed many tempting recipes, including: Ariane Daguin ’s Duck Breast with Sauteed Potatoes, Florence Fabricant’s Sweet Corn, Chanterelle, and Arugula Salad, Betty Fussell's Smoked Whitefish and Nori Pâté, and Michele Scicolone's Italian-Style Braised Short Ribs with Rosemary Polenta.
To purchase a copy of Cooking with Les Dames d’Escoffier, click here.
Welcome ...
The New York Chapter is the founding and largest chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier International, which is comprised of 27 chapters. The members are women who are leaders in the food, fine beverage and hospitality industries. Our main mission is education, advocacy and philanthropy.
Save the Date!
February 25,2010
Crepes & Cider at Bar Breton
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Beat the winter chill on February 25 with a late-afternoon tasting of crepes and cider in the cozy environs of Bar Breton. Chef-owner Cyril Renaud, a native of Brittany, will demo crepe-making techniques and offer both savory and sweet crepes and glasses of hard cider. The event is being organized by Dame Rita Jammet. To read more, click here.
Experience “cocktail mixology in action” during an entertaining presentation on March 4 at the French Culinary Institute. FCI’s cocktail “wizards” Dave Arnold and Chef Nils Noren will wow attendees with their mixology magic. Tastings and nibbles included. To read more, click here.
On a blustery January 12th, more than 40 Dames savored a sunny spread of Provencal foods, expertly prepared by Provence native, Chef Alain Allegretti. Dame Rita Jammet, who planned the luncheon, briefed guests on chef-owner Allegretti’s background and the genesis of his namesake restaurant. Taste memories of a rich mushroom risotto, pan-seared salmon and clafoutis made it easier to brave the cold. To read more, click here
Kudos to Dame Rozanne Gold who has found a new home for Gourmet magazine's 3,500 volume book collection at the Fales Library. The gift, arranged by Dame Gold and her husband Michael Whiteman, follows on the heels of Gold's successful effort on behalf of Les Dames d'Escoffier to raise $50,000 for the Fales Library in honor of Dame Carol Brock. For full coverage click here
In honor of Dame Carol Brock, Les Dames d´Escoffier New York, in partnership with the Fales Library, is creating the "Carol Brock/Les Dames d´Escoffier New Acquisitions Program" at New York University's esteemed Fales Library-- now home to one of the most important cookbook collections in the country. To find out more, click here. In celebration of this program and in honor of Carol, a Champagne Reception was held in the New York University Penthouse on Wednesday evening, October 21, 2009. Over seventy Dames, Fales Library representatives and their guests gathered for the festivities. For more details of the event, click here.
Letter from the President
The latest news of Les Dames d’Escoffier New York, from our President, Dame Beth Allen
— Dateline, February 7, 2010 click here
LDNY Journal
Where all the news, events, programs and networking of the New York chapter comes together. Our New York Journal has it all, including the latest on our scholarship program, our fund-raising successes and news of our outstanding Dames. click Here
