The Elegant Tagine

Yesterday Evan and I ventured to Pasadena for a tagine cooking and tasting demo performed by Chef Farid Zadi, the Dean of the new Ecole de Cuisine Pasadena which will formally debut in October of this year. Zadi, born in Lyon, France to Algerian parents, marries the flavors of North Africa with the precision of Escoffier. For lunch he served a seafood tagine with squid, clams, mussels and dover sole…

Sur la Table’s tagine (pictured below) asap – at $25 it will be the most economical bit of cookware I’ve purchased in some time!

For a schedule of events and to purchase tickets to the Couscous Festival, visit their website here. Be sure to arrive early to get a taste of all Chef Zadi has to offer.