Posts by DanBrown

Sometimes, from the line, it's easy to forget the real reason that we are making a living in the kitchen. The pressure can build, and internal and external stresses can get to be too much. At times like this we can forget the...

I would used the second, and here's why. In the first technique you'd be cooking down the pomegranite, and that would alter the flavor, the citric acid would be turned sweeter, as well as the same thing happening to the vinegar as...

I second that.

Remember this key, what you put into it determines what you will get out of it. Breathe in, breathe out, and rise above. Your committment to excellence will determine the quality of your life. Don't waste your energy being a hater,...

Mike- I re-read my post, and I'm glad you didn't take it as antagonistic, you really made me feel that the time I spent writing it was well spent, because I reached the ideal audience. :) Thank you for your comments, your open...

I need to make a few more points about garnishes. They should not just be edible, they should be a delicious accent to the plate. I've got one favored fallback, deep fried onions. There's a lot of variety in the onion family and it's...

I love cooking for so many reasons that's it's sometimes difficult to dissect the whole beast and see it as the sum of it's parts. 1. The processes of making food. Caramelization, emulsion (remember the first time you made mayo? I...

As with every aspect of life, it must be balanced between many different gravity fields. Tension and release, paranoia and trust, jokes and seriousness. A great kitchen is one in which humans are encouraged to learn and grow together,...

I was looking at some of the potential presentation for Alinea, and got inspired. I also saw a very cool sauce presentation at Adega this last weekend, They put masking tape down on the plate, spread a carmel sauce with a paintbrush...

Guys, I think you've forgotten something very important. In the classical system, Chef de Partie was a title given to line cooks, as the person responsible for the production in that station, and those titles still exist in European...