Prepping was well under way when the rains (and lightning and thunder) came, heavy and loud. The house – the creation of the minds of the hosts and their architect – was, save for the kitchen, quiet, orderly. The rooms, tastefully appointed, were full of framed photography (the owners are collectors), journeys for the mind […]
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We’ve had a cancellation, so one seat is available for this event. And the wine pairings are now complete. (Menu follows below.) New season, new ingredients, a new venue for The Brockhaus. On May 30th 10 people will gather at a wonderful house in Houston for a seven-course event we are calling “The Brockhaus Hits The (Houston) […]
We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink. — Epicurus Thank you for an absolutely fantastic evening. The food was off the charts. We were amazed at the multiple layers of taste in each dish. I know you put a tremendous amount of work into the […]
The Brockhaus Does a Wedding on Nantucket
The menu was set, the venue ready, the brides were prepared. A wedding would soon take place on Nantucket, and The Brockhaus was in charge of the food. The beautiful couple had given me their directives for the weekend – five hors d’oeuvres immediately following the ceremony on Saturday afternoon, four side dishes to accompany the barbecue from Salt […]
The First Supper was a success. Great food, fun guests, great wines. One Brockhaus friend at the table that evening, an editor at The Houston Chronicle, wrote a piece in the publication about the event. Read her story here. The Brockhaus team is working on the next event, and we are excited about selecting a venue […]
Brockhaus Kicks Off With The First Supper
It had been in the making for a while, this dinner event, which was designed to launch Brockhaus, a culinary think tank with its current headquarters in Houston, Texas, and its roots the world over. The menu was developed and discussed a number of times, and once a venue was selected – and it was […]
Two years ago I left Dubai to work in three of Europe’s finest restaurants. I staged at Arzak, Amador, and Spring, and though I was able to stay in those great kitchens for a short period of time only, the cooks and chefs I worked with and for taught me a lot. I will forever be grateful for the opportunities […]
A Philosophical Winemaker on Ego, Envy, and Baudelaire
I love to talk about wine with people who share my passion for it. We open bottles, we trade stories about travel and soil types, terroir and residual sugar, and we talk of taste and food and restaurants. We recommend wines to one another, we drink, and we learn a lot. In Wine Talk, I introduce you to friends, […]
Ronan’s Caitlin Cutler on Malvasia, Skin-Contact Sauvignon Blanc, and Country Music
I love to talk about wine with people who share my passion for it. We open bottles, we trade stories about travel and soil types, terroir and residual sugar, and we talk of taste and food and restaurants. We recommend wines to one another, we drink, and we learn a lot. In Wine Talk, I introduce you to friends, […]
Alexandre Burgaud is a name with which you might not be familiar, but if you like wine, you need to get to know it. Burgaud is a young producer whose five-hectare estate lies in Lantignié, a tiny place (population of 886 humans in 2015) about 5 kilometers from Beaujeu and 10 kilometers from Chiroubles, in […]
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