Posts by shahar

Akopian asked for the why not just the how you numbskulls(who I love dearly!) The reason my good man is in order not to lose the cloves in the soup or other preperation. Similiar to a bouqet garni(herbs tied in a rope. or in cloth and...

Right on borther metric. After we get every body in N. America(and Englend) using metric weights and volumes we move on to metric time(100 secs a minute, 100 minutes an hour, 20 hours a day. That would make 2.31 metric seconds a...

Brains and especially lamb ones are some of my favorite things. Compared to calves' they're much easier to clean. You treat them similary to sweet breads. Some would soak it in milk first, that would give you more delicate flavor but...

Do yourself a big favor. Move to metric. All calculations would be so much easier. For example. Let's say your recipe gives you 10 loaves each 40 grams. You want to make a 150 loaves. All you have to do is multiply your amounts by...

Thanks dudes and dudettes for your concerns and prayers. Things are calming down. Nobody believes the ceasefire will hold but we can get on with our lives again. I'm planning on coming back to the states and start working on new...

A simple presentation is great if you can find quail egg. Make a simple light and fresh tomato sauce. Pan fry the scallop to MR. Serve with sunny side up quail eggs. You put them on top of the scallop and the running yolks act as a sauce.

"Modern classic" japanese approach is wrapping in bacon. Use a tooth pick if needed. Roast or pan fry and roast.

After growing tired of the biz and being about five years late for a vacation, I gave my resignation(actually didn't renew my chefing contract), gave up my apartment, donated most of my stuff, stored the rest and bought a plane ticket to...

People stop blanching herbs for oil. For chrissakes mons! You add water to the mix, lose flavor etc etc. So you ask, "wont my oil lose color?!". Ehhm no. That's because you're going to heat up the oil(blended, canola,...

Left my opening chef position this week. Twelve months of work and it's on it's own. So far so good. Next tuesday I'm going to Israel... Family needs some help. Going with my american passport. Hopefully IDF won't note my presence...