Love Apple Farm was honored to have Eric Ripert, world-famous chef, in the garden recently. His New York City restaurant, Le Bernardin, holds all three coveted Michelin stars and is widely considered one of the finest in the U.S., if not the world.
Chef Ripert was here to film a segment for his new PBS television show, "Avec Eric." The famous chef did a great job showcasing the farm and then went to Manresa to talk in depth to Chef Kinch about how he prepared some of the really interesting and unusual vegetables that we grow here for the restaurant. Click here to see the full episode.
The produce mentioned in the segment are: Top Sirloin Tomato, Gold Medal Tomato, Potimarron Squash, Ficoide Glacial, and the supr-sweet herb, Stevia.
Posted by: Love Apple Farm | September 28, 2009 at 07:44 AM
Hi Cynthia! Thanks so much for sharing the link to that terrific segment that celebrates your farm's relationship with Chef Kinch and introduced me to Chef Ripert. Very exciting to see the three of you. Please tell me the name of that beautiful squash which was made into soup with nasturtium. I would love to grow it it my garden. You are a treasured inspiration to me. Thanks for your blog.
Posted by: Cary | September 28, 2009 at 06:31 AM
I don't have TV at my house, so needless to say I didn't see the show :-( & I have no idea what their recipies are. That said,
I have made a lemon ice (on the order of sorbet) with ribbons of nasturtium's in it & garnished with a whole flower & it was pretty good.
One of my favorite pumpkin/winter squash soups is simply cooked pureed pumpkin, sautee'd onion & garlic (& whatever else sounds good)coconut milk and thai curry paste to taste. If you're in a hurry, it's fine even without the onion & garlic.
If you're vegetarian, you could probably substitute indian curry for the Thai.
Posted by: Peggy | September 22, 2009 at 08:05 PM
Ooh! Great show. I'll have to follow the series. Wonderful tribute to fresh beautiful produce. (And very fun to see you and Love Apple Farm.)
I'm about to clear space for winter vegetables. The tomatoes have been amazing, and will get to stay a while longer.
Cheers! (I don't do Twitter, but it would be fun to get your updates. I'll have to think about it.
Posted by: Jen Ezell | September 22, 2009 at 06:09 PM
ok so I am dying to try the pumpkin soup with the nasturtium ice cream that was on the show, and there is no way I am going to be able to get out to Manesa anytime in the near future so if anyone has any idea how to make it or something like it I would love to know how.
Posted by: Andi | September 22, 2009 at 02:07 PM
Cassie: That is a plant called Ficoide Glacial." You can get seeds of that from a French seed company, or I sometimes can be persuaded to sell a packet or two from my personal saved-seed stash. Send me an email and I'll let you know more about that.
Posted by: Love Apple Farm | September 19, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Any thoughts on how to get seeds/plant for the iceplant featured on the Avec Eric show -- something like "Fico Glacia."
Posted by: Cassie | September 19, 2009 at 01:53 PM