Posts by mmpvail

Hi Lentil, I don't have enough requests for tastings to justify doing an open house or monthly tasting (and most of my clients are from out of town), so I handle it on a case by case basis. I charge the client for what they order, and...

While you may have success as a personal chef without culinary school or much professional training, I think you would be wise to take the ServSafe sanitation or other food safety training course. You'll learn a lot, and that certificate...

The late Laurie Colwin had a great and simple method for making scalloped potatoes both rich and creamy: Slice your potatoes (nice starchy Russets are best), put 'em in a pot along with the cream, s&p and garlic, and bring it all...

I provide catering/foodservice for a small conference/convention facility. The director of sales wants to start selling corporate "teambuilding" packages, which would include some sort of kitchen exercise, such as a chili...