by Emely Steegstra-Hendrix | Dec 14, 2018 | English, story
One of the most luxurious and rich flavors of autumn and early winter is for me personally truffle. The warm earthy smell of a fresh white truffle or also the black winter truffle has no equal. Since in my opinion this ingredient doesn’t need much fuss to...
by Emely Steegstra-Hendrix | Dec 2, 2018 | advent, English, story
The term Advent is a version of the Latin word adventus, meaning “coming”. It is unknown when the period of preparation for Christmas that is now called Advent first began. It was certainly in existence from about 480 and some have even said it goes back...
by Emely Steegstra-Hendrix | Oct 4, 2018 | English, story, Uncategorized
As much as I love the sunny and warm summer weather, latest by half September I get all excited about the coming autumn. Not because of the cooler temperatures or rainy weather, but because of what this season brings to the kitchen. Plenty of beautiful mushrooms,...
by Emely Steegstra-Hendrix | Sep 18, 2018 | English, story, Uncategorized
17 September is my anniversary and this year my husband treated me to a very special night out. We had dinner at the chef table in the KitchenClub of hotel/restaurant Montana in Luzern. An amazing and exciting experience in the heart of the kitchen. And most...
by Emely Steegstra-Hendrix | Sep 15, 2018 | English, recipe, story, Uncategorized
13 September we had a fantastic cooking experience at the Genussbühne of Gourmesse 2018 in Zurich. For an audience of real food enthusiast, we demonstrated two delicious variations featuring Duck Confit. We talked the audience through how to make Duck Confit...
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