19 November 2009 ~ 2 Comments

WorldFoods Recipe Testing with Chef Cedric Tovar

Whenever Cedric comes by my apartment, he naturally gravitates up to the roof. Whether it’s for the launch of World to Table, to stargaze with his NASA-grade telescope, or to throw his own French techno and champagne-fueled birthday party, he just knows how to have fun.

Besides his long list of culinary accomplishments, which includes serving as the private chef to the Prime Minister of France and heading the kitchen at the Peacock Alley in the Waldorf=Astoria, he is also an avid globetrotter. No stranger to Asian flavor profiles and ingredients, he has traveled to Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong on culinary trips.

So, when a box filled with jars of WorldFoods sauce arrived at my doorstep, I pulled out the tabletop grills, set up the tables upstairs and gave Cedric a call. A rooftop cooking session was in order!

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07 September 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Elusive Sukhothai Noodles and a Recipe for Tom Yum

Meet Nat: globetrotting citizen of the world, seeker of delicious foods and our newest contributor to World to Table. He’ll be sharing with you his travels, his recipes, and his unbridled love for food. — Veronica

My name is Nat, short for Natayada, and I’m from Thailand by way of America. I was born in Bangkok and have lived in Europe and Africa, but now go back and forth between east and west.

My obsession with food came early. One of my first memories is of being in a kitchen in Paris as my mother and grandmother were debating how to make Thai dish taste right with the limited ingredients we could find.

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