Flavors of the Loire Valley
Rillettes De Porc - Pork Rillettes served with Grilled Bread, Cornichon & Grainy Mustard
Salad de Chèvre Chaud - Warm Goat Cheese Salad
Lapin Braisé aux Pruneaux - Braised Rabbit with Leeks & Prunes
Tarte Tatin aux Poires - Pear Tarte Tatin served with Bi-Rite Creamery Honey Lavender Ice Cream
Zoé McLaughlin was born in Paris and raised in San Francisco. She graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and worked in restaurants in France while she wrote and published her first cookbook – a collection of family recipes influenced by her multicultural upbringing. She now lives in San Francisco, where she works in the non-profit culinary world and hosts online cooking demonstrations. She has a passion for bringing together the diverse flavors and culinary traditions of the Bay Area with the time tested techniques of classical French cooking.