Avec Eric provides an insider's view of the professional life and lifestyle of one of the greatest chefs in the world today. Each episode is a journ...
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Least Deadliest Catch
03:22
Feb 7, 2011
Eric joins a Chesapeake waterman to harvest soft shell crabs at sunrise and cooks them on the river bank for an al fresco feast. At home, the recipe is Poached Halibut Vinai...
Avec Eric Season 2 I Episode 13: A Dream Dinner
26:57
Dec 22, 2010
Eric visits the renowned Inn at Little Washington where Chef Patrick O’Connell shares his stories (and cooking) about how the dream of a restaurant became a reality. Eric an...
Avec Eric I Perfect Pairings I Episode 13: MYTH Water for Chocolate
04:27
Dec 15, 2010
Chocolate flavor can mean many different things. It can be bitter, rich, earthy, acidic and fruity—all qualities that provide various wine pairing challenges. When I was in ...
Avec Eric Season 2 I Episode 11: Farm to Table
27:17
Dec 10, 2010
Eric visits Polyface Farms in rural Virginia. Farmer Joel Salatin has worked for 40 years creating a green, sustainable farm raising cattle, chickens, and pigs. At his resta...
Avec Eric Season 2 I Episode 10: Service with Flare
26:48
Dec 3, 2010
Great food calls for great service. Eric visits the Culinary Institute of America where students are not just taught cooking but front-of-house skills as well.
Avec Eric I Perfect Pairings I Episode 12: MYTH Only Red Wines Pair with ...
02:59
Dec 1, 2010
Perhaps the most common “wine myth” or “rule” is to always pair red meat with red wine. While that is often a nice thing to do, it is not always the rule.
Season 2 Ep. 8: Building Flavors
27:48
Nov 19, 2010
Eric travels to rural Virginia to a heritage pig farm and then explores the flavorful Surryano Hams that are made from it. At his restaurant, we see how flavors are built in...
Avec Eric I Perfect Pairings I Episode 11: MYTH Asparagus Kills Wine
03:07
Nov 17, 2010
Asparagus is a special vegetable that has a very distinct taste. The flavoris complex and while it has a very green, fresh taste, it also has a certainbitterness and high mi...
Avec Eric Season 2 I Episode 7: City Harvest
26:51
Nov 12, 2010
Celebrity chef Eric Ripert doesn’t always cook in his 4-Star restaurant kitchen. Today, we’ll see him in action at City Harvest Mobile Market that distributes donated produc...
Preview of Episode Seven: City Harvest
01:11
Nov 8, 2010
City Harvest Celebrity chef Eric Ripert doesn’t always cook in his 4-Star restaurant kitchen.
Avec Eric I Perfect Pairings I Episode 10: MYTH: Bordeaux Goes With Every...
07:09
Nov 3, 2010
This installation of Perfect Pairings was born out of my love of wine from the Bordeaux region of France. Both white and red wines from Bordeaux are delicious, well-respecte...
Avec Eric Season 2 I Episode 5: Cultivating Taste
26:48
Oct 29, 2010
Eric visits a former chef colleague, now a farmer, whose mission is still all about taste and flavor. At home, it is all vegetables as Eric prepares a unique Cauliflower Cou...
Avec Eric provides an insider's view of the professional life and lifestyle of one of the greatest chefs in the world today. Each episode is a journey from the restaurant to the source of inspiration to your own home. We learn from the work and life of a master chef while he teaches us how to achieve four-star simplicity and elevate our own food experiences.
