Brussels’ famous touristic area: L’ Ilot Sacré – Part I

 Click the above “écusson” pic for a direct link to the interactive map and website for the history of L’ Ilot Sacré. L’ Ilot Sacré got its name after a battle of the local restaurants, land lords and associations in the 1950-ties against promoters who saw big bucks to be made. Just read the history in the above mentioned [...]

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L’ Atelier de cuisine – Sauce Béarnaise.

The kitchen equipment in western cuisines is sometimes very abundant. Also sometimes silly. I remember buying tools that afterwards are kept in the closet unused. One of my worst buys was a fruit press that I used only once. Why? Well, because of the time it took to clean the press after using it!  Not [...]

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Home made Steak Frites

Steak frites is another signature dish from traditional local cuisine in Belgium. Sure you’ll find great beef meat in other regions ( think US beef, Argentina beef, Japanese beef, Scottish beef etc… All are succulent yet different in their own ways.) The differences make it typical ambassadors of  their own native regions. About the local popular Belgian beef breed/race:  ”BBB” [...]

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