I was catching up on last week’s Slice posts over at Serious Eats (sometimes I have to actively wait to read their posts until after I’ve eaten a meal and feel full, otherwise I get such intense hunger pangs for pizza!), and totally fell in love with this new video series feating Nancy Silverton, of La Brea Bakery and Pizzeria Mozza fame.
So you can imagine how stoked I was to poke on the Internet for a few seconds longer, only to find this totally incredible old-school video series featuring a very young and very beautiful Nancy Silverton with Julia Child! I have to admit, ever since Ashley planted a bug in my head about starting a video series, I haven’t been able to shake it. If I ever attempted such a feat, I would want it to be as genuine and loving as the moments shared between these two women.
Watching Nancy show Julia how she makes her custard brioche tart with sauteed fruits (!) is beyond inspiring. It’s actually really moving. (There’s another video here). So much passion and love and care. I could watch that woman whisk a sabayon forever! (And also — love learning that Nancy likes to fortify her whipped cream with creme fraiche. Now that I know that, I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to make it another way!)
“Powdered sugar? That’s about as far as this can go, isn’t it?” And I’m dead. Thank you internet for existing.
oh my god, thanks for finding + posting it. totally made me cry, the best. plus i looooove nancy silverton’s outfit, the shirt, apron color and way she has her hair tied back. actually, looks like something you would wear. i think this video exists, w. her in that outfit, so you can put yourself in that spot and really get with the fact that ashely is totallllly righttt about you doing something like this! YES NATASHA.
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IT ONLY SEEMS NATURAL NATASHA! you’re an amazing chef– i can totally tell you cook with your whole heart by the way you write about food, you know your shit, you’re GORGEOUS, and i’m sure you know some people who know some people (ehem, fruit hunters) who could put together beautiful little videos! i personally, would love to watch you do a dinner party… or anything really, i love you’re style of cooking and I think others would too.
gotta say. you guys are the most awesome cheerleading squad a girl could ask for. : ) : )