Posts Tagged ‘Anne Willan’
In The Kitchen With Anne Willan
A visit with Anne Willan in her kitchen. Anne Willan is an icon in the culinary world. As founder of Ecole de Cuisine La Varenne in Paris in 1975, she has trained some of today’s top chefs and people in the culinary industry. La Varenne was one of the first cooking schools in France to…
Read MoreA Culinary Celebration for My Father's 90th Birthday
As many of you know, the reason I host Kitchen Chat is to honor my late father, Dr. Claude H. Rhea, Jr. My dad was a Renaissance Man, a gourmet home chef, a world traveler, a lyric tenor who recorded an album with the Concert Orchestra of London, a college president, a scholar, a published author,…
Read MoreHollandaise Sauce by Anne Willan
Hollandaise sauce is a special taste memory from my childhood. My dad loved preparing this traditional sauce in our Alabama kitchen. I recall his meticulous approach at the stove as he melted the butter in a little red sauce pan with a pour spout. He always tried to encourage me to come alongside him and…
Read MoreIn the Kitchen with Anne Willan
Anne Willan is an icon in the culinary world. As founder of Ecole de Cuisine La Varenne in Paris in 1975, she has trained some of today’s top chefs and people in the culinary industry. La Varenne was one of the first cooking schools in France to offer simultaneous instruction in French and English and…
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