Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 20/01/2026A recipe made from memories of meals at a Uyghur restaurant on Yishan Lu in Shanghai . Aubergine Frites is third and last offering from Silk Roads, A Flavor Odyssey with Recipes from Baku to Beijing (DK, 2025) by Anna Ansari, with photography by Laura Edwards. sergetheconcierge.com/2026/01/made... 010 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Rhubarb your salad the Uzbek way with this second offering from 'Silk Roads, A Flavor Odyssey with Recipes from Baku to Beijing' (DK, 2025) by Anna Ansari, with photography by Laura Edwards, a nourishing book that makes you travel through food. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/12/rhub... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Anything But the Possum, Ocracoke Island Fig Cake from Recipes from the American South by Michael W. Twitty. Besides cake, Maryland Stuffed Ham (p.224), Kush 'cornbread hash' (p.155) & Chinese Mississippi Collard Greens (p.110) could add to your Thanksgiving. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/11/anyt... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Family memories, food, travel and history all blend to make 'Silk Roads' (DK, 2025) by Anna Ansari, with photography by Laura Edwards, a nourishing book. My first recipe pick from the book is Baozi, called ‘the unsung hero of the dumpling world’. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/11/fami... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Ready for a slow simmered meat dish? Guajillo, Pasilla and Morita Chiles A Must for Slow Simmered ‘Tijuana-style Birria Tacos’ from ‘Sunny Days, Taco Nights’ (Phaidon Press, 2025) by chef Enrique Olvera. (Photography by Araceli Paz) sergetheconcierge.com/2025/08/guaj... 010 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Considering new additions to your summer table, try these Octopus Sopes from 'Sunny Day, Taco Nights' cookbook by chef Enrique Olvera (Phaidon, June 2025), photography by Araceli Paz sergetheconcierge.com/2025/07/octo... 010 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Live from My Garage, Old News Are New Again: 'Sanity Inc' was on the cover of Fast Company Issue 21 'The Good Life' in January 1999 (Party like it's.) with interview with Nick Corcodilos of 'Ask the Headhunter'. I found mag while prepping for bulk day. How many of you read 'Fast Company' back then? 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 17/06/2025A fresh fish dish is our 3rd helping from 'La Cocina Vasca: Recipes & Traditions of the Spanish Basque Country' cookbook by Mariá José Sevilla (Ryland Peters & Small), photography by Clare Winfield. Bacalao fresco, Fresh Cod, Cauliflower Puree & Basque Peppers sergetheconcierge.com/2025/06/baca... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Mezcal whipped cream spices up this peppered pineapple recipe from 'Project Griddle' (@workmanpub 2005) by Steven Raichlen, photo by Randazzo & Blau. It could be a winning addition to the offerings at your summer parties with its Mexican flair. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/06/mezc... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Sweet and Salty Frozen Drink, Here’s 'Salted Melon Sake' cocktail recipe, our second selection after 'Yamazaki Mizuwari' from 'Tokyo Bar: 65 Recipes for Japanese-Style Cocktails & Izakaya Snacks', published by Ryland Peters & Small ,Photography by Alex Luck. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/06/swee... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Yoyo, Fried Whitebait On the Menu, also known as “Ẹ̀kọ fish”, named after Ẹ̀kọ (Lagos), a Nigerian recipe from Chop Chop... Our 3rd selection from 'Chop Chop, Cooking the Food of Nigeria’ by Ozoz Sokoh (Artisan Books). Photo by James Ransom sergetheconcierge.com/2025/06/yoyo... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 29/05/2025In Foie Gras Country, A House for 6 that Celebrates World Travels, Near Samatan, Gers and 45 minutes from Toulouse, mostly though winding roads. The countryside house for 6 celebrates the owners travels around the world. It is available for 805 Euros a week. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/05/in-f... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 26/05/2025White Miso Peach Ice Cream Recipe, Add Japanese Flair to Your Summer Parties. 2nd helping after 'Hibiscus Beet Ice Cream' from 'Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Book' (@chroniclebooks, 2012) by Jake Godby and Sean Vahey...From 'Serge the Concierge' May 2012 archives. sergetheconcierge.com/2012/05/whit... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Fire up the grill with this Ghanaian Goat Kebabs recipe from 'Barbecue' (Phaidon, 2025) by Hugh Mangum with photo by Nico Schinco) Even with weather on chilly side in New York past few days, Memorial Day week-end marks unofficial kickoff of the summer season. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/05/chic... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Here's an 'Easy No Bake Dessert Recipe, Ginger Lychee Trifle' from ‘Caribbean Potluck’ (on Kyle Books) by '2 Sisters and a Meal' Suzanne Rousseau and Michelle Rousseau. It was first served on 'Serge the Concierge' in November 2014. sergetheconcierge.com/2014/11/easy... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Tuscany in Occitanie, In the Heart of Gaillac, House for 12, With Large Backyard and Pool...'Tuscany in Occitanie', Toscane Occitane (Gaillac, Cordes-sur-Ciel) offers vineyards, artisans and medieval cities amid rolling hills. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/05/tusc... 010 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Serve with Big Bottle of Delirium Tremens, Kimchi Poutine Recipe from ‘Smoke and Pickles’ by Edward Lee from 'Serge the Concierge' August 2013 Archives. sergetheconcierge.com/2013/08/serv... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Keeping An Eye on You, Steamed Grouper from ‘China : The Cookbook’: Don’t mind a recipe that keeps an eye on you? This Steamed Grouper from 'China : The Cookbook' (Phaidon, 2025) by Kei Lum Chan and Diora Fong Chan (photography by DL Acken) has all you want. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/05/keep... 010 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Compass from 2005: 'A Field Guide to Getting Lost' by Rebecca Solnit. Uncertain times are upon us again. Time to pull ‘old’ books like 'A field guide to getting lost' (which I have not read) from the shelves and re-read them or discover them as new. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/05/comp... 110 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 29/04/2025On today’s menu, a vegetarian 'Almond soup with roasted leaks and pear recipe' is our second helping from 'La Cocina Vasca: Recipes & Traditions of the Spanish Basque Country' by Maria Jose Sevilla (published by Ryland Peters & Small), photo by Clare Winfield. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/04/on-t... 010 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 27/04/2025News of David Thomas passing caught up with me via the ‘obituary’ of sorts by Jon Pareles. You can put David Thomas of Pere Ubu in the column of artists and bands who had a cult following and influenced numerous people but who never got wealthy from their craft. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/04/davi... 120 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 27/04/2025Looking for your ‘The Little Prince’ connection, stay in this wine domain north of Narbonne owned by family of Saint-Exupery of 'The Little Prince' fame. It is a 15 minutes drive outside Narbonne & close to to the border with departement of Hérault and Beziers. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/04/look... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Make it an Otter Easter thanks to Chocolaterie William Artigue...These 'Loutres en chocolat' were part the Easter selection of French arbiter of taste Pascale Weeks. I like their whimsy. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/04/make... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Le Moulin, a mill with a view on a Minervois wine domain, is our 3rd sampling from the 'Spend More Time Doing Less' guide from 'Mediterranean Work and Play'. For 6. 950 to 1300 Euros a Week. Full guide available online by subscription for price of a book: $25. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/04/le-m... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Want a surprise guest, of sorts, at the Sunday brunch table? Pinxto of Tomato, Padron Peppers and Iberico Ham recipe from 'La Cocina Vasca: Recipes & Traditions of the Spanish Basque Country' by Maria Jose Sevilla (Ryland Peters & Small) photo: Clare Winfield sergetheconcierge.com/2025/04/a-gu... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Tapeworms Taped ‘Grand Voyage’ Then Moved to Japan in September 2024 for a planned 1 year stay. French band Tapeworm were unknown to me until I read 'The band that turned a pandemic lockdown into a Tokyo dream' (Japan Times, April 11) sergetheconcierge.com/2025/04/tape... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Paris Noir, La Vie En Noir, Black Life and Art in Paris, Exhibit at Centre Pompidou, Until June 30th 2025 sergetheconcierge.com/2025/04/pari... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Calling All Book Lovers, this ‘Maison de Villlage’ located in Montolieu, Village of Books in Aude, Houses 4...20 minutes from Carcassonne...No less than 15 bookstores to feed your hunger. 1 of 12 properties in our 'Spend More Time Doing Less' guide. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/04/call... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Paprika Butter Crust Gives Orange Glow to Savory Pies, Paprika Butter Crust recipe from 'Pie Love' by Warren Brown (Stewart, Tabori & Chang), photo by Joshua Cogan...Served from 'Serge the Concierge' December 2013 archives. sergetheconcierge.com/2013/12/papr... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Turn Companies Unused Prepared Food Into Meals for Those Who Need It with 'Share My Meals'. A giving Monday Work Etiquette Number 159 sergetheconcierge.com/2025/03/turn... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Tantalize Your Happy Hour with Cranberry Shrub Cocktail from 'Very Merry Cocktails' by Jessica Strand (published by Chronicle Books) ...Culled from 'Serge the Concierge' December 2020 posts sergetheconcierge.com/2020/12/tant... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 27/03/2025'Mediterranean Work & Play' will be spreading the word at first Princeton FrancoFest on Saturday, March 29. As we just launched our first 'Spend More Time Doing Less guide' with 12 properties in Occitanie a few weeks ago, we thought it would be the perfect place sergetheconcierge.com/2025/03/medi... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Radishes, Peas, Spring Tartines Recipe from 'Nature' by Alain Ducasse (published by Rizzoli)...from 'Serge the Concierge' March 2012 archives, photo by Francoise Nicol sergetheconcierge.com/2012/03/radi... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Tiny House on Gers-Landes Border is 1 of the 12 Properties Selected by ‘Mediterranean Work & Play’ in Occitanie. Fit for 2, it includes a private heated pool & jacuzzi. Full guide available for price of a book at 'Spend More Time Doing Less'. spend-more-time-doing-less.ghost.io/slow-life-sl... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Travel in your plate: Nigeria on the Menu, KWADÒN ZŌGALE, Moringa Salad Recipe from Chop Chop (Artisan Books) by Ozoz Sokoh. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/03/nige... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 22/03/2025'Serge the Concierge' turns 20 today. I started my ‘blog’ Serge the Concierge in March 2005 after Debbie Galant who was then known as a news writer behind local news site Baristanet wrote about my nascent concierge business & called me Serge the Concierge. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/03/serg... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Let’s toast to almost Spring with 'Yamazaki Mizuwari' from Tokyo Bar: 65 Recipes for Japanese-Style Cocktails & Izakaya Snacks, published by Ryland Peters & Small (Photography by Alex Luck). sergetheconcierge.com/2025/03/lets... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 19/03/2025'Manchurian Cauliflower Recipe' from 'Saladish' by Ilene Rosen with Donna Gelb (via Artisan Books) from 'Serge the Concierge' November 2020 picks, Photograph by Joseph de Leo sergetheconcierge.com/2020/11/manc... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Galician Way, Oysters en Escabeche from Oysters: Recipes that Bring Home Taste of the Sea by Cynthia Nims (Sasquatch Books) from 'Serge the Concierge' March 2017 archive sergetheconcierge.com/2017/03/gali... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Spotted Dick-Spotted Dog by Darina Allen or Barmbrack by Rachel Allen, Bake Away for St. Patrick’s Day with these 2 recipes from 'Serge the Concierge' December 2010 and February 2013 archives sergetheconcierge.com/2014/03/spot... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Zappa to Winehouse, 'Who Shot Rock & Roll, 1955 to Present' at Annenberg Space for Photography, June 23- Oct 7...From 'Serge the Concierge' July 2012 archive. Unfortunately the Annenberg Space for Photography closed mid-2020 during the pandemic. sergetheconcierge.com/2012/07/zapp... 020 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 13/03/2025However you like it seems to be the rule and in this case, the Shojin Okonomiyaki pancake recipe by Nancy Singleton Hachisu is a vegan recipe adapted from her JAPAN: THE VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK (Phaidon, 2023) with photography by Aya Brackett. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/03/howe... 010 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Mash Up your Meatball Sandwich Recipe with Xiu Mai from ‘Banh Mi Handbook’ by Andrea Nguyen (published by Ten Speed Press), culled from 'Serge the Concierge' August 2014 archives. sergetheconcierge.com/2014/08/mash... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 11/03/2025How Much, How Little Expertise Can I Claim to Have About the USA and/or France? It is commonplace on social media to self-brand ourselves as experts. I’ve been reading many such statements and it led me to question the legitimacy of bragging rights. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/03/how-... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Any music lovers, especially reggae fans know Dennis Morris work and photography, including for Island. His first retrospective in France shows us a wide range of musical moments (reggae, punk) both in the UK and Jamaica. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/03/denn... 020 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 07/03/2025The Magnificent Seven, 7 Stops on Nationale 7 with winemaker Yves Cuilleron of 'Cave Yves Cuilleron' in Condrieu (Rhone, France) from 'Serge the Concierge' November 2009 archive sergetheconcierge.com/2009/11/the-... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Birds, Flowers, Diplomacy and Painting... March 13 marks the official opening of 'Kotobuki: Auspicious Celebrations of Japanese Art' from New York Private Collections at Japan Society in New York. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/03/bird... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 05/03/2025In case a Spring getaway to Switzerland is on your horizon 'Coolturalia' opens many windows onto Geneva’s cultural scene. I even discovered through them a library (La Servette) that offers the services of a public scribe, free of charge. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/03/cool... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Travel the World with Masks from 'UBC Museum of Anthropology' in Vancouver.. Photo taken in July 2018, Shared on 'Serge the Concierge' during Covid, in October 2020 sergetheconcierge.com/2020/10/givi... 000 0
Serge Lescouarnec @sergedoingless.bsky.social · 03/03/2025The Future of Work Never Was About Where You Sit... “The future of work isn’t about where you sit; it’s about what you contribute” wrote Jamie Wilcox. Having a world outside your window that invites you to step out, if you take the time to look is a plus. sergetheconcierge.com/2025/03/the-... 010 0
