Tag Archives: Cooks
Cooking With Passion Makes a Difference
Chef Micheel, director of kitchens of the Radisson Blu hotel in Dubai and president of the Emirates Culinary Guild, manages nearly 140 chefs and 14 restaurants. Micheel believes a good chef must cook with passion. He claims that’s why most people say the best cook they know is their mother or grandmother. Mothers and grandmothers, [...]
Full StoryProtesters Make Camp Inside Famous French Restaurant
Since October 23, chefs, assistant cooks, waiters, plongeurs, and dishwashers have camped out 24 hours a day in a corner of the French chic restaurant Georges, a favorite spot among the jetset. They have red flags and lounge on pink plastic sofas around the restaurant’s stylish bar. [see photo]
“French cuisine is famous throughout the world,” [...]
Tips for Making Perfect Gravy
If your idea of making gravy to go with your Thanksgiving dinner is opening up a can, then this blog is for you. In a pinch, canned gravy can be a lifesaver, but it’s always preferable to make your own from scratch (unless you like that unmistakable taste of a can with your turkey and mashed [...]
Full StoryRoux: The Flavorful Thickening Agent
Roux is a thickening agent for soups, sauces, and stews that is often mentioned when making hearty Cajun and Creole dishes. Pronounced “roo,” this flavorful fat and flour paste has roots dating back more than 300 years in French cuisine. Roux is the basis for the classic white Béchamel sauce, which in turn, becomes the [...]
Full StoryA Food Processor That Cooks!
How cool is this! A stand alone food processor/mixer that allows food to be cooked and processed simultaneously. The Kenwood Cooking Chef has a 1,500-watt mixer and a 1,100-watt induction burner. The temperature is variable from 20 degrees C to 140 degrees C, and attachments include a beater, power whisk, spiral dough hook, stirring tool, [...]
Full StoryCulinary Art Schools Explode in Demand For Chefs
A few days ago we reported on a culinary arts program at Oxnard College that’s become so popular it’s turning away students.
Central Virginia Community College will begin construction on a new culinary arts school next month to meet Lynchburg’s growing need for trained chefs and food service managers. The culinary school will offer a one-year [...]
Jamie Oliver-backed Restaurants Receive Grant
Four restaurants in the Jamie Oliver backed chain Fifteen and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have received grant money from the Holland-based Doen Foundation to become MSC-certified. The Marine Stewardship Council is the world’s leading certification and ecolabeling program for sustainable seafood. The grant from Doen will provide chefs from Fifteen’s restaurants to receive training in the use [...]
Full StorySecret Dining Societies
Some call these secretive supper events underground dinner parties, others call them anti-restaurants, or an alternative “speak-easy” dining experience, while still others call it guerrilla gourmet. Whatever these cryptic gatherings are called, Misty Harris with Canwest claims “some of the nation’s top culinary names are making it as difficult as possible to get in the [...]
Full StoryPBS Offers Julia Child Episodes Online
Perhaps the greatest chef of all time, Julia Child continues to inspire cooks from all walks of life with her own inimitable style, grace and humor. The opening of the film Julie & Julia has caused a renewed interest in her cookbooks and TV lessons, so the Public Broadcasting Service is offering viewers the opportunity [...]
Full StoryInterview with Chef Mark Paul from Wink Restaurant in Austin
The first interview in the FriendsEAT Chef Series is with Chef Mark Paul who is currently working at Wink Restaurant. Here’s what he had to tell us.
FriendsEAT: Did you grow up cooking?
Chef Mark Paul: Absolutely- My father’s family were farmers in North Carolina, so we grew up around a table, snapping beans, shucking corn, [...]
Conviction Kitchen – Ex-cons Cook in New Reality Series
Reuter’s Etan Vlessing reports celebrity chef Marc Thuet and his wife Biana Zorich will “whittle down 84 former bank robbers, thieves and petty offenders into seven waiters and six cooks” in an eight-part series to premier this fall. Finalists will head for a three-week culinary boot camp before Conviction Kitchen opens its doors to customers. [...]
Full StoryIt’s a Crock – a Crock-Pot Craze, That is
Remember that large electric appliance that looked so revolutionary back in the 70s … the crock-pot? It’s making a comeback. As hard times hit households, more and more crock-pots are coming out of storage because of their ability to make tender, tasty meals out of less expensive cuts of meat. The crock-pot [...]
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