Truffles

A Book Worth: How Much Will You Pay For One That Will Change Your Life?

Gerald Sindell | Posted 11.17.2009 | Books


Gerald Sindell

Why do we sell books as if they were potatoes when many of them are actually more like truffles? Hard coal, everyday sea salt, water, topsoil. They go for the same price, everywhere, because it's all the same.

Chef Eric Ripert on Esoteric Black Truffles and the Importance of Value

Louise McCready | Posted 10.16.2009 | Style


Louise McCready

When I started at Le Bernardin is when I really, for the first time in my life, was in charge of a kitchen, and I could integrate artistry into the craftsmanship that cooking is.