Williams Sonoma Recipes

Re-Create Our French Feast with The Cook’s Atelier by Williams-Sonoma Editors During our recent weekend with The Cook's Atelier in Beaune, France, the visit culminated with a French feast hosted by Majorie Taylor and Kendall Smith Francini, a mother and daughter duo and co-owners of the epicurean center, cooking school and wine shop known as The Cook's Atelier. After a glorious day shopping for fresh produce from the local farmers' market, they returned to their kitchen to put together an elegant winter feast using some of Burgundy's finest local ingredients. Take a look at what they came up with, and re-create the meal with our recipes below. Wine As a wine shop located in the Beaune—nicknamed "the wine capital of Burgundy"—wine is an essential part of lunch and dinner. "During our traditional 'long French lunch,' each course is accompanied by a specific wine pairing," Marjorie explained. The family's favorites include chilled Champagne to start a long meal, and, once the cheese course arrives, a great bottle of Burgundy to close out the meal. Gougères Majorie and Kendall love to start off a meal with gougères, a classic French savory puff pastry. To add even more zip to each bite, they like to add a teaspoon of freshly ground mustard seeds or freshly picked herbs, like thyme or chives, into the dough before baking. Read more of this post