Recipes

As his essential guide to cooking with cheese hits the stores, Michel Roux Sr. looks back on his lifelong love affair with the stinky stuff.  France Today: What made you decide to devote an entire...

Adam Townsley, group executive chef at Bistrot Pierre, whips up the perfect winter dish to warm those cockles This dish is sure to warm the colder winter evenings. Let’s begin! Steam 60g of green beans...

Delicious, simple, and easy-to-prepare recipes are my hallmark. With four children, life got busy, fast. I simply didn't have time to spend hours in the kitchen, mastering complicated techniques with hi-tech equipment. I learned...

Bistrot Pierre’s group executive chef, Adam Townsley, shares his twist on a French favourite. One of my personal favourites, it’s simple and fresh. Perfect for lunch! Top a handful of green beans and blanch in seasoned...

Stéphane Reynaud has dropped the T-bomb: tofu. I brace myself for the “Gotcha” that is sure to follow. He is, after all, the swine-whisperer, proud scion of village butchers and bestselling author of Pork...

Autumn in Paris means one thing to gourmands all over the city: wild mushrooms! Varied, earthy, and delicious, wild mushrooms are nature’s gift to those courageous enough to hunt for the delicacy in nearby...

Bistrot Pierre’s group executive chef, Adam Townsley, shares his favourite French staple. There is nothing quite like côtes de porc in thick Roquefort sauce to warm the cockles. Even in the height of summer, nothing...

He may have launched his first boulangerie at 31 but his belated start did not stop Éric Kayser from making his mark in Paris. Two decades on, the boulanger is at the helm of a global...

It’s been 35 years since TV chef James Martin first learned the ins and outs of vegetable prep amid the chaos of a French Michelin-starred kitchen. Back on his old stomping ground at long last for...

Bistrot Pierre’s group executive chef, Adam Townsley, shares his favourite comfort food recipe. The night before you’re planning to tuck into this delicious dish, grill a selection of your favourite peppers until they get a nice bit of...