I say this is the perfect brownie, because I made it six times before I arrived at the perfect amount of sugar. Being a francophile, I always regarded brownies as plebeian food, but now I...
New York is my home now, but I remember the summers I spent in Provence, napping in the garden all day and getting up to grab a few warm figs from the tree whenever I was hungry. The figs were almost hot in the strong Provencal sun, with amber-colored drops of juice seeping from the ripe fruit. A lot of my cooking has been influenced by Provence, despite my solid background in Russian, Japanese and Chinese cuisines. Mediterranean cuisines - from Italy, France to Spain will always continue to inspire me.