My friend Tyler is no stranger to my kitchen. Since meeting him about a year ago we have become good friends through our love of food. This weekend he asked me to teach him a couple tricks in the kitchen that he could show off to friends and dates. And while I’m sure he would disagree, Tyler is already a pretty good cook – or at least he understands some basic fundamentals in the kitchen. He is also very well traveled and isnt scared to be adventurous when eating (I’ll have to post about our Taste of High Point Road adventures sometime). With this, I thought we could skip the “how to boil water” stage and actually prepare a menu that required some more advanced skills. I decided it would be fun to prepare a classic French bistro meal – Steak au poivre, pomme frites and a simple salad of bibb lettuce and homemade French vinaigrette. Admitting that my judgement was hindered by the amount of wine we consumed during the class – this meal turned out to be one of the best meals I’ve made in a long time – quite possibly ever.

 

We started the class by preparing the pomme frites. I’d recommend this step – as frying can be a tedious process and you’ll want to cook the steaks last.

 

 

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