Mr. Cheng and his fellow owner, Matthew Gavzie, who runs the kitchen, combined two storefronts to create several dining and drinking areas, including a bamboo-lined patio at the back for warmer weather and a private dining room in the wine cellar.
Down the street, at La Balance Mets et Vins, the chef Thierry Moyne runs a more out-there kind of kitchen, combining regional favorites like the time-honored coq au vin jaune et morilles with organic produce and the wines of Jura producers who specialize in organic and traditional methods.
The entranceway led to a cavernous living room, kitchen combined that was surrounded by that floor to ceiling wraparound glass wall.
A few years ago I bought a 4-quart Staub enameled cast iron Dutch oven on sale at a cooking store, and I think I've used it more than all the rest of the pots and pans in my kitchen -- combined -- since then.
Some evenings our meals were crafted by chefs in state-of-the-art kitchens combining hundreds of years of tradition with modern techniques.
The idea of living in town, away from sterile university kitchens, combined with having a sofa to sit on may appeal, but there are a few things to keep in mind to ensure you're the ones winning at the student housing game.
Off the hall, there is a large family kitchen that combines rustic features with modern facilities and a fireplace.
These dishes are to be found in an enticing new cookbook, The Gaza Kitchen, which combines recipes with stories from Gaza and the political context of the residents' hardships.
It turns out, economists say, that changes in food technology (producing tasty, easy-to-cook food, such as french fries) and changes in labor (we use to be paid to exercise at work, now we pay to exercise after work) combined with women's importance in the workforce, not the kitchen, have combined to produce industries able to cheaply and efficiently meet the demands of our busy lives.
