A very loved vegetable in French cooking. Ideally, with soup and stews. How to pick a leek at the store? Look for a light green stalk that is even, not bruised, and the light green part is longer ...

In my early 20s, when I was chef’s apprentice, one of the first cookbooks I owned was Paul Bocuse’s French ... was leek and potato. To prepare it, you make a puréed leek and potato soup ...