Category: How-To & Techniques

I’m Just Not Happy with My Edges

I’m just not happy with the edges that I’m putting on my knives. Though I have been sharpening my own knives for a while now, and I can tell that I am improving, I still have a long, long way to go before I’ll be able to say that my edges are good. I didn’t [...]

Sunday October 2nd, 2011 in How-To & Techniques | Comments Off

Gonna travel to Pennsylvania for a Knife Sharpening Class

I’ve been telling friends and family that I’m heading down to Pennsylvania for a 1-day knife sharpening class. In almost every case, people have either given me quizzical looks or straight out asked me “Why?” Dave Martell of Japanese Knife Sharpening in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania is a professional knife sharpener who has established a strong reputation [...]

Sunday September 25th, 2011 in How-To & Techniques | 1 Comment »

YouTube Cooking Videos You Can *Really* Learn From

Readers’ Advisory: The contents of this post may be slightly tongue-in-cheek. Please consult a real cooking professional before attempting to follow these videos verbatim. Feel free to use them for inspiration and follow the broad strokes in the meantime. YouTube is a wonderful resource. It’s full of solid expertise, unimpeachable advice, and a plethora of [...]

Sunday September 18th, 2011 in How-To & Techniques, Other Fun Stuff | Comments Off

Cantonese Cuisine @ George Brown College, Week 12

The best classes are those that change how you see and understand the topic in question. They are the ones that change you. I thought back to some of the photography classes I took years ago, and some of them really were total junk. I didn’t learn what I wanted and needed to learn from [...]

Wednesday July 27th, 2011 in How-To & Techniques | Comments Off

Dim Sum @ George Brown College, Week 10

All things must come to an end, and so my dim sum course at George Brown College has now also come to an end. Today was the last class for the course, and things wrapped up with a bang. We learned a few new items today, but really, today’s class was a graduation of sorts. [...]

Saturday July 23rd, 2011 in How-To & Techniques | 1 Comment »