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Unrefined and organic varieties come in many different colors and crystal shapes. There are dark, rich gooey browns, sticky blonds and even fine-grain off-white varieties. They may be new to Americans, but they have been available in Europe for decades. British chefs like cookbook author Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver, host of the Food Network's The Naked Chef, have regularly used them in their sweet and savory recipes. Lawson applauds their arrival in America, saying "If you bake, you're really limiting yourself by using just white or brown sugar. And if you're an adult with...
...restaurants are also eschewing conventional white and brown sugars and favoring varieties that are less refined and chemical-free and subsequently easier on the environment to produce. "I make a real effort to buy legitimate brown sugars as opposed to those that are dyed," says Mary Canales, pastry chef at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif., which has a reputation for supporting small organic farmers and using minimally processed ingredients. Canales suggests using large-crystal demerara to add a crunchy topping to muffins or cookies; she also recommends dark brown muscovado as the perfect complement to simple baked fruit...
Goehrend's theory can be put to the test at Boule in Los Angeles, where bite-size pastries offer big rewards. While diet consciousness is far from Michelle Myers' mind, the pastry chef and candymaker has modeled her artful patisserie after the neighborhood versions she visited in Paris during her tenure at Le Cordon Bleu. But specialty sugars have added a whole new dimension to her baking. There are little gems, such as her dainty financier cake made with pineapple muscovado jam; brioche that sparkles with demerara sugar; and kouing-aman, a buttery, caramelized cinnamon-flake pastry...
...similar letter sent to The Washington Post in late July provided examples of the alleged misuse of the university’s funds. According to the letter received by the Post, the Ladners charged the cost of their son’s engagement party, the services of a personal chef, vacations in Europe, and other various goods and services to the university...
...news gets out online: where to file insurance and compensation claims, when schools might open. Employees, used to sleeping on the floor and eating packaged meals ready to eat for the past month, now live onboard and dine on hot food. Every once in a while, a celebrity chef like Paul Prudhomme sends over a dish or dessert. (The warm pralines were...