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Chef Olivier Roellinger at his demo
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His spice line
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Spices!
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Chef Michel Bras
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Chef Michel Bras
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Chef Michel Bras
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Francis Wolf of Le Hatley Restaurant's dish
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Chef Michel Bras helping to plate
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Chef Michel Bras
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Chef Michel Bras
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At the Taste of France Lunch
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Francis Wolf's lobster dish at the Taste of France Lunch
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Chef Michel Bras's endive and truffle dish
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Chef Olivier Roellinger's dish (with 14 spices!)
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Gorg dessert with Valrhona white chocolate and fennel
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Dr. Loosen tasting
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Ernst Loosen
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Ernst Loosen
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Sunset in my cozy room at La Playa Carmel
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Sunset from La Playa Carmel
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Grand Chef Dinner
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Grand Chef Dinner
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Justin Cogley's "Taste of the Pacific"
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Jonathan Cartwright of Muse, warm Dungeness crab and lobster bisque with a crab and fennel fritter
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Warm ceviche by Diego Muñoz (Astrid & Gastón Casa Moreyra in Lima)
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Colin Bedford, The Fearrington House, prosciutto-wrapped quail
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My favorite wine of the night: 2007 Calera Reed Vineyard pinot noir
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Calera has such a detailed back label
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More....
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"risoni all carbonara" by Annie Féolde of Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence