Simple Mayonnaise

Homemade mayonnaise is about two things: good ingredients and a good arm. Start with excellent farm-fresh eggs with bright yolks (see The Perfect Egg). Next, remember that mayonnaise will always taste and look like the oil you use to make it. It should be light and flavorful—exactly the profile of most extra-virgin olive oils from Provence.

Only once you have those two crucial things can you begin whisking. In our cooking classes, we like to say th