I am often asked by friends and family why I have so many knives. The belief is that all knives are the same — they are sharpened slabs of metal with a sharp edge to cut your food. Many good homes make do with 1 or 2 knives. Really, even I would suggest to most […]
I have to admit that my knife skills need a lot of work. By this, I mean my skills using knives in my hands, as well as my skill sharpening them to their full potential. Peeling fruit & vegetables is actually a very good indicator of a chef’s knife skills — how sharp has the […]
Making excellent sushi means making excellent sushi rice. No matter how good your fish is, if the rice sucks, your sushi sucks. Unfortunately, my sushi sucks. I’m working on it, though. I know that apprentices in real sushi restaurants — not the all-you-can-eat variety — can take years to perfect their sushi rice. I might not […]
Gordon Ramsay, from what I can tell on television & via video clips, is a good chef. He knows what he’s doing in the kitchen. But, of course, his training and experience is in western cooking techniques. While cooking is cooking in theory — there are really only so many things you can do to […]
I like food. I like food enough that just a few days ago, I found myself dreaming about food on my subway ride back home after work. Yes, I dream about food. Cooking something nice at home is one of life’s little pleasures, I think. Here are two quick little videos, one on scrambled eggs, one on […]
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