Finesse, The Preservation Issue bouchon bistro great cooking is all about

great cooking is all about the virtue of process and attention to detail

this lead-free crystal Merlot decanter is engraved with The French Laundry’s iconic clothespin and is dishwasher safe

" says Chef Keller about our yearning for the flavor that has been bred out of pork

highly refined

" wrote Ruth Reichl in The New York Times—is a wizard

Finesse, The Preservation Issue bouchon bistro great cooking is all aboutThe idea of preservation may conjure up images of canning, drying, storing, and literally preserving foodespecially for the chef or home cookand these processes are not so different than how we protect our memories. In this issue of Finesse, our eighth, we explore the act of preservation in and out of the kitchen. The conversation is rich, ranging from lost arts and those who fight to preserve them to how we maintain and reference culinary traditions