the elm

French Food and Wine Fest Sud de France Sails into Town

Evoking the flavors of the South of France—hence the festival's name—Messrs. Mattos and Liebrandt preceded six other chefs who are exploring the terroir, or the distinct tastes, of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, pardon my French.

By Anna Perfecto Canlas

Best Dessert of 2013

Stein’s pick: Jeff Systma’s work at The Elm is the perfect complement to Paul Liebrandt’s savory genius. His famous red fruit tart, which may now be in hibernation, is a thing of immense beauty and deliciousness: meringue chips, lemon-confit meringue lemon grass marshmallows, red plums. It’s meant for two, but I have eaten the whole thing myself. Forgive me. The plums were delicious, so sweet and so cold.

By Josh Ozersky and Joshua David Stein

An Elm Grows in Brooklyn: Paul Liebrandt Brings His Weirdo Genius to Williamsburg—but Does the Neighborhood Deserve Him?

For centuries, the Williamsburg waterfront was flatland. North into Greenpoint, first there was a forest of firs and Lenapes, then

By Joshua David Stein

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