How to Make a Tagine with Chef Mourad Lahlou
Tagines, savory one-pot dishes braised in vessels of the same name, are everyday fare in Morocco. The conical shape of tagines helps circulate the heat inside the vessel, ensuring even cooking times...
View ArticleHow to Make Traditional Couscous with Chef Mourad Lahlou
Couscous is a cornerstone of Moroccan cuisine. The tiny pasta rounds are hand-rolled in Morocco before being slowly steamed in three sessions, resulting in a fluffy, tender texture. Though...
View ArticleThe Moroccan Kitchen: Preserved Lemons
There’s a reason Chef Mourad Lahlou calls preserved lemons Morocco’s “national anthem of flavor.” These salted, cured lemons find their way into a wide variety of dishes native to the country, lending...
View ArticleThe Moroccan Kitchen: Beghrir
In Morocco, where our featured chef Mourad Lahlou grew up, beghrir were a mainstay of holiday celebrations and breakfasts. Beghrir are simply Moroccan pancakes, smaller than their American...
View ArticleThe Moroccan Kitchen: Spices
Of all the ingredients used in Moroccan cooking, perhaps none is as distinctive as the combinations of spices. Spices are used to create rich, flavorful sauces, to add sweet and savory notes to...
View ArticleEntertaining Idea: Mourad’s Moroccan Feast
This weekend, bring the lush spices and vibrant flavors of Moroccan cuisine into your home. Chef Mourad Lahlou, chef/owner of San Francisco’s award-winning Aziza restaurant, created this delicious...
View ArticleThe Moroccan Kitchen: Tea
In Moroccan culture, tea is a daily ritual and the ultimate symbol of hospitality. Mourad Lahlou, chef at San Francisco’s Aziza, remembers his grandfather making it every day after lunch, and any...
View ArticleOur Morocco Travel Diary
Last year, our team traveled to Morocco to explore the country’s long-standing culinary traditions and bring them back to the home kitchen. What they found, passing through the cities of Fez and...
View ArticleOur Morocco Travel Diary: Marrakech
See the highlights of our team’s trip to Marrakech, where we explored Morocco’s rich culinary traditions for inspiration for our latest theme. Missed the first part? Click here to read the first...
View ArticleOur Morocco Travel Diary: Essaouira
See the highlights of our team’s trip to Marrakech, where we explored Morocco’s rich culinary traditions for inspiration on our latest theme. Missed the first part? Read the previous installations...
View ArticleThe Spanish Pantry
Cooking Spanish cuisine at home is simple with the right ingredients. Stock a few high-quality items in your pantry, and you’ll be well on your way to recreating the country’s authentic flavors and...
View ArticleWine Country Spotlight: Karen Mitchell & Sarah Mitchell Hansen of Model Bakery
This season we’re going back to our roots in California’s wine country, where the first Williams-Sonoma store was opened. Along the way we’ll be spotlighting the local chefs, artisans and producers...
View ArticleGrilled Rib-Eye Steaks with Chipotle Butter
Celebrate Dad by grilling him a decadent rib-eye steak, considered by many the tastiest of all since it has more marbling than New York strip, T-bone, and even porterhouse steaks. Many chefs—even...
View ArticleDiscover Wine Country with Us!
Join us this month as we explore California’s celebrated wine country: the rustic ingredients, world-class destinations, and passionate artisans, chefs and producers who bring it to life. Our Wine...
View ArticleBar Amá Guide to Downtown LA
It used to be that Downtown L.A. was a district filled with office buildings that cleared out after 5pm and stood empty on weekends. But in recent years the area has transformed into an oasis of...
View ArticleWhere the Locals Eat & Drink in Austin
Photo by Jeanine Donofrio of Love & Lemons This weekend, we’re excited to be a sponsor of the Austin Food + Wine Festival! Williams-Sonoma is based in San Francisco, but we’re big fans of this...
View ArticleThe Austin Food + Wine Festival in 5 Pictures
One great thing about going to food events across the country is getting a taste of the “local flavor”— the people, places, accents, traditions and meat-mobiles (true story!) that keep a place unique....
View ArticleA Locals’ Guide to Charleston
Charleston, the history-filled city in South Carolina where we photographed our summer Open Kitchen dinner party, is suddenly buzzing with a new excitement. “What’s happening here is that an...
View ArticleBottlerock Napa Valley in Pictures
This past weekend we rocked the house at Bottlerock Napa Valley, a 3-day sold-out event of music, food, and wine. On our Williams-Sonoma culinary stage we hosted an incredible line-up of celebrated...
View Article#SaltFireWater Dinner with Ivan Ramen + Lang Baan
This past weekend we feasted on the enchanting cuisine of two of our favorite chefs: Chef Earl Ninsom, who runs the show at Lang Baan in Portland, OR, and Chef Ivan Orkin of NYC and Tokyo’s...
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