Category: Day to Day
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Interactive Cooking Classes and Lessons in Burke, VA.
Creative, custom learning opportunities in the privacy of your home.I was so happy to lead a wonderful interactive cooking class last night at a private home in Burke… I’m completely in my element as a trainer, instructor and coach. This time – a 15th birthday party with 10 little assistant cooks learning about knife skills,…
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Tools of the Trade – Professional Chef knives
My knives – what they’re for and how I use them – and some thoughts… From left to right: A slicer I rescued from a closing restaurant. A mixture of Sabatier chef knives – many of which I’ve had for near 30 years. A Wustof Santoku and a Henkel pairing knife. The cleaver is Kiwi…
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Some questions for party planning.
Some preliminary planning for your next catering event always helps. There’s nothing better than being prepared when you start to plan your next event. As the head-count starts to grow, here are a few questions you need to think about in the beginning. When you contact us to help plan your party these are the…
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We won’t be offering this service anytime soon…
Not the way to ring in the new year… 2k worth of bubbly? In the middle of your kitchen? At The French Laundry? In TK’s flagship kitchen? Huh? https://vinepair.com/booze-news/french-laundry-failed-saber-attempt-video/
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We all miss you very, very much…
Anthony Bourdain… You break my heart you filthy bastard… You break my heart… You’re not my idol – never were – not even the reason why I ever picked up a kitchen knife… But you’re certainly one of the reasons I’ll probably never put one down… You were an inspiration – and will be deeply…
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Bone a chicken – the right way.
Simply the best process around. One would expect nothing less from Master Chef Jacques Pépin.
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A little light on the details – but good process – better result.
Beef en Croute with Sauce Bearnaise. These are the dishes I dream about at night…
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Chef Keller dropping some good nuggets along the way…
A nice treat for those with open ears… One of my favorite proteins – Lamb Shanks… In this video – “Lamb Shanks al la Matignon” – with the Matignon part up for some debate… But hell – he’s Thomas Keller. And here is the recipe in written form… Some process too… https://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/lamb-shanks-a-la-matignon.html
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Precisely how it should be…
All of it should be this way… I realize that’s as futile as asking us all to get along…
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Feeling a need for some sauce today…
The Five Mother Sauces of Classical Cuisine (and some of their applications). https://www.thespruceeats.com/mother-sauces-996119
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Food for thought… Classical Sauces…
Classical Sauces – Opinions – Ideas – Thoughts (and a few recipes). Classic French Sauces
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Fall is here and the holidays are upon us…
I like to put these dishes here as bookmarks – placeholders of sorts to help me remember them and to give you an idea of what I like to cook. Some of them still need to be “run through the mill” so to speak. Tested and refined and adjusted for what’s in season and fresh,…