Showing posts with label The Peak of Chic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Peak of Chic. Show all posts

Travel and Chocolate

This winter I took time out from testing recipes and prepping for this years photo shoots for my upcoming book for a quick trip to Atlanta. I went down for a visit to the Ainsworth Noah showroom which was so much fun. It was great to meet the fantastic team at Ainsworth Noah who represents the fabric collection. That evening my good friend Jennifer Boles (The peak of Chic) hosted a cocktail party for me. I was so excited to meet some of Atlanta’s’ talented designers like Bob Brown, Heather Dewberry, Judy Bently and catch up with some friends like Lisa Newsom, Deborah Sanders, Allison Womack and Suzanne Kasler to name a few of the guests.



 Jennifer in front of her peak of chic fireplace.

This cake has been a recent discovery, it’s a cross between a genoise and brownie. I made it several times recently. Its airy light but has all the rich chocolate flavor of a good brownie.



Brownie Genoise
5 oz dark chocolate chopped
4 eggs at room temperature
1/3 c. sugar
4 tablespoons butter at room temperature
1 pinch of salt
1/2 c chopped walnuts (optional)

  1. Melt chocolate and butter in saucepan.
  1. Separate the eggs. Beat the egg whites until stiff with a small pinch of salt.
  1. Beat eggs yolks and sugar until pale and very carefully fold into whipped egg whites.
  1. Add the tepid chocolate mixture.
  1. Line a 9 inch spring form pan with parchment paper and add the batter and cover with chopped walnuts if you are using them. Bake at 400 for 25 minutes.
  1. Release from pan while it is still warm.





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The Peak of Chic comes to Gramercy Park

Jennifer Dwyer of The Peak of Chic fame was in town last week. Thomas and I invited her for drinks on Gramercy, where at long last we had the pleasure of meeting this great blogger.
She is  every bit the Peak of Chic, as well as, the quintessential lady through and through. She delighted us with her tales of buying couture in Europe and the shocking  tariffs that come with it and what life down south is like. We had to dash to catch a train ( I had to start to prep for a hospital benefit the following Saturday where I cooked for 70 guests) so sadly our time was limited, but I can't wait to get on her calendar for the next time she is in town.

Jennifer Dwyer and Thomas in our apartment 

On the topic of chic woman, there is a new biography on the iconic 20th century French interior designer and retailer Madeleine Castaing. From the little I have had time to read of it, the book promises to be a page turner. 
Note: As far as I know it's still only available in french. Don't despair, Proust didn't write this. It is not a daunting read.


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