Posts by foodnfoto

Quote: Originally Posted by JR Brooks  Come on, I'm the Chef, my menu,my way. That's fine if you are a chef/owner. However, the OP clearly stated that he is NOT a working chef, but the owner of an expanded...

Here's the original from AnotherThyme (originally SomeThyme on Broad St) then Pyewacket in Chapel Hill. Straight from Muskie Cates (the chef) via David and Mary S. Bacon (original owners.)   Umeboshi Plum Dressing Serving...

I've seen this very thing lots of times. Young chefs hire on to an established restaurant and immediately want to start asserting their "vision" and making a name for themselves on YOUR nickel. What many fail to realize that the...

Quote: I'm such a sucker for watching this. I blame Kuan for posting a link of that crazy couple from kitchen nightmares.   Boy, can I relate to this.  Kuan created a monster.  

Pretty muffins Mezz!  I'm anxious to hear how the rugelach turns out. We have a lot of customers that ask for gluten free items. 

Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian is also a really good starting point. Lots of terrific variations on a theme that give your meals variety. With nice takes on classic "meaty" dishes.   Tofu can be really,...

My sincere apologies Friends All--- Pete made me aware that the copy of the email I posted earlier contained a solicitation which violates ChefTalk standards. He's right and I apologize.   I just thought it was really weird...

Check out the email I just received-       I removed it, but it was a tipped employee petition against Amy's Baking Company that came in my email today. Weird

Until the link in the OP, I had never watched "Kitchen Nightmares". Now I'm totally hooked on the commercial free versions on You Tube. It has that quality of a train wreck that's so horrifying you can't help but keep...

One of my jobs is to be the "on set" stylist for celebrity chefs as they cooking demonstrations for TV shows and the like. One time I was working with Lidia Bastianich when she demonstrated how to make risotto.   During the...