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Working Hospitality During the Holidays

Working Hospitality Jobs During the Holidays

Gnocchi Matarozzi Style

How to Make Gnocchi Matarozzi Style

Side by side views of charcoal, lump and briquettes

Lump Charcoal vs Briquettes: Which Should You Use?

Don't Press Down On Burgers

Why You Should Never Press Down on a Burger — What You’re Actually Squeezing Out

Couscous

What Is Couscous? The Types, Where They Come From, and How to Cook Each One

Cornish Game Hen Recipe

Grilled or Roasted Cornish Game Hens Recipe

Hand Blender

The Sad Death of a Hand Blender

Shopping and Eating Seasonally

How to Shop and Eat Seasonally

Succotash Recipe

Simple Succotash Recipe — The Base, the Variations, and Why Technique Matters

Cooking Mentor

Mentoring a 12th Grader in Cooking

Lobster Stock

How to Make Lobster Stock for Your Seafood Recipes

Mom and Me

Mothers Day Tribute 2013

culinary school

Culinary School Mistake – Not Visiting the School

Riccioli pasta with wild mushroom demi-glace sauce and grilled chicken, plated in a wide shallow ceramic bowl, spiral pasta.

Riccioli Pasta with Wild Mushroom Sauce and Grilled Chicken

Lamb Tenderloin with Spinach Recipe

Lamb Tenderloin with Sauteed Spinach Recipe

Chef Alain Braux

Chef Alain Braux

Cooking Cartoon about Sour Milk

Smell the Sour Milk Daddy Cartoon

Sea Bass with Orange and Fennel

Pan-Roasted Sea Bass with Fennel and Orange Relish — Recipe and Technique

Culinary School

Is Culinary School Right for You – Part 2

Beef Cuts Chart

Steak Cuts Explained — Fat, Tenderness, and the Best Cooking Method for Each

crispy baked pork spring rolls stacked on a ceramic plate

Crispy Baked Pork Spring Rolls — How to Fill, Seal, and Get the Wrapper Golden

A bamboo steamer basket open on a dark wooden surface, six plump dumplings

How to Steam Food Properly — Vegetables, Fish, Dumplings, and More

Shepherd's Pie Recipe

Classic Shepherd’s Pie Recipe with a Rich Guinness Twist

Culinary Scholarships and Grants

Applying for Culinary School Grants and Scholarships

Artichokes and Kale

Sautéed Baby Kale and Artichokes: A Delicious, Healthy Recipe

A clean, bright kitchen scene with a double boiler setup on a stovetop.

Double Boilers — When You Actually Need One and How to Improvise Without One

Fettuccini Alfredo Salmon Recipe

How to Make Fettuccine Alfredo with Salmon

Questions Culinary Students Ask

How Much Does Culinary School Cost? The Real Numbers and What Drives the Difference

chocolate mousse

Easy Chocolate Mousse Recipe with No Eggs or Cream

Romantic Music For Valentines Day

Romantic Music For Valentines Day

Pan Fried Scallops with Bacon and Grapefruit Recipe

Pan Fried Scallops with Bacon and Grapefruit Recipe

Trussing a Roast

Perfect Presentation: The Secrets to Trussing a Roast

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I’ve been cooking seriously since the mid-1980s — self-taught, a lot of trial and error, and genuinely interested in why things work in the kitchen. I started this site in 1997 because I couldn’t find cooking writing that explained the reasoning. Still at it.

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