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Creamy Corn with Roasted Poblano Peppers Recipe

Creamy Corn with Roasted Peppers Recipe

Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream Recipe

How to Make Creamy Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream

Unique Culinary Jobs

Culinary Opportunities in High School

Pork Fabrication Video

Garlic Lemon Sauce Recipe

Lemon Garlic Yogurt Sauce — A Simple Recipe That Works on Vegetables, Fish, and More

Fennel and Farro Salad Recipe

Fennel and Farro Salad Recipe

A gas grill with steaks and burgers showing grill zones

How Hot Is My Grill? How to Test the Temperature and What Each Level Is Good For

Restaurant Wine by the Glass Markups

Restaurant Wine by the Glass — The Markup Reality and How to Navigate It

Mojo Glaze Recipe

Mojo Glaze Recipe

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Spicy Mashed Sweet Potato Recipe

Sautéed Spinach

Sautéed Spinach Recipe — The Heat and Timing That Make Restaurant Spinach Better

Pickled Mustard Seeds Recipe

Pickled Mustard Seeds Recipe

Eating Pinchos in San Sebastian

Pinchos in San Sebastián — What They Are, How to Order, and What to Try First

A cartoon of the Reluctant Gourmet serving his daughters a whole fish

Difference of Opinions

Eating Tapas in Barcelona

Exploring the Best Barcelona Tapas: A Culinary Adventure

Chicken Breasts

What Is With Chickens With Woody Breasts

Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe

Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe

Yellow Rice Recipe

Yellow Rice: A Flavorful Dish with a Vibrant Twist

Spinach Walnut Pesto Sauce Recipe

Spinach Walnut Pesto Recipe

Becoming a Pastry Chef

Baking School vs Pastry School — What Each One Covers and How to Choose Between Them

Highschool Student Doing Homework

Doing Your Homework When Choosing Culinary School

Fish stock simmering in a 6 quart stainless steel stock pot on a gas stove.

Why Homemade Fish Stock is Worth the Effort

Caterer or Personal Chef

Defining Your Goals and Aspirations in Culinary Education

Mustard and White Wine Sauce Recipe

Mustard and White Wine Sauce Recipe

Reasons for going to culinary school

Reasons For Choosing and Not Choosing Culinary School

What To Expect From Culinary School

What To Expect From Culinary School

Pan-roasted chicken breasts with a soy-honey-mirin glaze, lightly floured and seared to golden brown, sliced and served over a bed of glossy sauteed spinach.

Pan Roasted Chicken Breasts with Sauteed Spinach Recipe

Hospitality Man

How to Become a Successful Food Service Manager

Executive Chef

What It Takes To Become An Executive Chef

Valencia Paella Recipe

How to Make Valencia Paella Recipe

Best Paying Hospitality Jobs

Which Hospitality Management Jobs Pay the Best

Restaurant Wine Markups

Restaurant Wine Markups — What They Are and How to Order Smarter

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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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