student teacher

food detective
Categories: Appetizers, Cocktail Party, Sources, Well Equipped, Posted on December 28, 2014 by Sandy Bergsten
How wonderful when a student teaches you a new trick. One of the fun things about teaching at Dorothy Lane Market’s Culinary Center is when I run into my “students” and they share not only what they enjoyed learning from my class but divulge their own secrets to making a dish work. This happened just the other day. I was visiting my dear friend
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girls night out

perfecting the "done before they arrive" party- a work in progress
Categories: Appetizers, Desserts, Cocktail Party, Wine Line, Posted on December 21, 2014 by Sandy Bergsten
What a fun evening at DLM’s Culinary Center. I hosted a Girl’s Night Out cooking class with Dorothy Lane Market’s wine expert Teresa Kearney. The topic was holiday canapés. And the point was to learn how to make an array of nibbles that would impress without any stress. Have to say the night was a success. We had a full house and while Teresa
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bright spot

food detective
Categories: Salads and Dressings, Posted on December 3, 2014 by Sandy Bergsten
It’s been a crazy few weeks. Outpatient surgery, flying out west with my puppy, celebrating my birthday in LA with my wonderful girls, Thanksgiving full house in our desert home, then a puddle jump back across the county to attend a business meeting in New York City. We had dinner at Brasserie Ruhlmann across from Rockefeller Center where they were
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