Steve Rosoff's France Ici

Antique rolling pins from the Languedoc, $68 each

I first met Steve Rosoff a couple years ago when he and Francis Glorie taught a French-language cooking class at the late lamented Everyday Cook. He's a great teacher and cook, he's about as obsessed with France as it's possible to be without moving there permanently, and he really knows his stuff. So when I found out that he'd started an online store selling French culinary items, I wasn't surprised — but I was very intrigued.

If you're into France, or even just cooking, you need to check out France Ici. I can't really do it justice in a summary, because he's selling a lot of neat stuff that would make excellent Christmas gifts (no, he didn't pay me to say that). He's got everything from antique cutting boards and absinthe accessories to modern tableware and Opinel knives. Here are a couple more examples:

Terrines for paté, $62 large, $58 medium

Vacuum Coffeepots, $118 (perhaps invented by Antoine Lavoisier); if you're really serious you can pair one with an antique Peugeot coffee grinder, $650

And he's also partnering with French wine producer Le Dû to offer a selection of wines at a discount.  Check it out!

Comments

[Koek!]

Beautiful!