In search of culinary Nirvana
It’s not often that I get holiday cards that I hold onto for more than a few days. Sorry … it’s true. However, this past New Year’s Day I was pleasantly surprised when I got this short epistle: Pretty kick ass if you ask me. The artsy little ode to pickles is a succinct and …
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In addition to being one of the dumbest cooks on Earth, Steve may have the worst laugh in the world. Witness: what happens when you take gnocchi (those little Italian dumplings) and try to deep fry some. Maybe I’ll get back to restaurant stuff one of these days … Technorati Tags: videos,gnocchi,funny,cooking,italian food
Mark August 21st on your calendars ladies and gents. In a joint event with the Japan American Society of Atlanta (website), Taka Moriuchi, the knife slinging leader of Taka Sushi in Buckhead, is hosting a cooking class. It starts at 11 am and lasts until 2pm. For reservations, you need to email [email protected]. At only …
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Jerry Garcia, the rock god of granola, wasn’t just a snazzy dresser and a hell of an axe man. Nope, turns out, the Grateful Dead’s front man was also Chef Jerry. Oh yeah, in case you didn’t know it, Jerry wasn’t a health nut! I must say though, I’m not surprised to find out he …
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So the Keng Gang, aka Chinese Southern Belle … DOT COM [think Expedia] has graduated from Eggrolls & Sweet Tea and moved onto viral videos. So check out the video, and hit up their calendar to see where the mother/daughter team is heading next. Technorati Tags: chinese southern belle,chinese food,chinese,cooking,videos,natalie keng
Another day, another blog. However, it seems like this one has a little more potential than just your average dude who spouts. What’s Cooking With Doc is a cooking blog by a gentleman who is not only a doctor, but also a trained chef. To explain: he used to sling wine and skillets for a …
The more I eat out, the more surprised I am at the inability for chefs to demonstrate one of the most important, yet basic, aspects of cooking: proper understanding of the cooking temperature of meat. For many of you, this will be common knowledge. However, I get enough questions about stuff like this – so …
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Who says computer geeks can’t cook? Lifehacker.com is one of my daily reads (as it is for most every other professional in the technology sector). Every once in a blue moon, they drop something cooking related. Such was the case with yesterday’s post. Creatively named “The Lifehacker Cookbook,” you’ll find a collection of [mostly] American …
This may be one of the best resources to come along in a long time. The Kitchn is one of my daily reads. Today, they posted a long list of instructions for the home cook. Not much more I can say about it … so go check it out! Boo ya! Technorati Tags: kitchn,recipe,cooking
So the Mushroom Channel is a blog dedicated to all things funghi. It’s a pretty good read despite it’s lack of diversity. Yesterday, I noticed they had an interview with Riccardo Ullio, the owner of notable Atlanta restaurants Sotto Sotto, Fritti, Cuerno, and Beleza. In that interview, Ullio shares with the crowd the method behind …
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