Cassoulet, to quote Julia Child, may be everyday fare for a peasant, but it’s “ambrosia for a gastronome.” And in midwinter, there’s very little that’s as satisfying, as comforting or as warming as ...

Cassoulet is French comfort food at its finest — as warm and cozy as a favorite pair of flannel PJs, especially now that the deep winter chill has finally arrived. Traditional cassoulet is a one-pot ...

If you’ve ever spent any time in France in winter, you’ve undoubtedly indulged in what I consider the ultimate comfort food of the French – cassoulet. For those of you who haven’t had cassoulet, I ...

The minute I breathed in the scent of caramelized sensuality rising from the massive clay cassoulet pot, I was bewitched. It made no sense. Born Jewish to a fashionably thin French mother and an ...

A classic French cassoulet is a stew of silky white beans simmered with aromatic vegetables and deliriously delicious high-fat meats, including roasted pork loin, braised lamb and homemade sausages.

They say that the waters of the earth separate us and that wine brings us together. On special occasions, food unites us as well. Last week, Philippe Bertineau, the executive chef at Benoit New York, ...

Cassoulet – a French peasant dish named after the clay cassole pot in which it is baked – has inspired heated debate, dreams of perfection and endless variations on the simple theme of pork and beans.

People of Seattle, let me call your attention to something important. Fall is well under way, winter is fast approaching, and most of you are walking around with some seriously dour expressions ...

Duck, duck, who's got the duck? Finding this key ingredient for cassoulet (or for that matter, any dish) can be a chore at the last minute, so plan ahead. Many shops sell the bird frozen, which means ...