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Andrew Hillman

Interview with Andrew Hillman of Rastelli Direct

A professional butcher fabricates a side of beef on a steel table.

Beef Fabrication Video

The Butcher's Guide An Insider's View to buy the best meat and save money

The Butcher’s Guide – Book Review

Braised Pork Chops

Braised Sage Pork Chops — Why Braising Solves the Dry Pork Chop Problem

Zucchini Bread in Pans

8 Simple Tips For Better Bread Making

The Priest's Omelette Recipe

The Priests Omelet Recipe

Chef Eric Arrouze Chef In Training

Child to Chef – A Gourmand In Training

Israeli Couscous with Roasted Squash

Roasted Butternut Squash with Israeli Couscous Recipe

Peruvian Potato Leek Soup Recipe

Peruvian Potato Leek Soup Recipe

A perfectly soft-boiled egg in a white egg cup

Perfect Soft-Boiled Eggs: Jammy Yolks Every Time

Spicy Shrimp Boil Recipe

Shrimp Boil Recipe

Chicken Posole Recipe

Chicken Posole Recipe

Shrimp Risotto Recipe with Asparagus

Simple Shrimp Risotto Recipe

Pollo Guisado Recipe

Pollo Guisado Recipe

How to Deconstruct a Turkey for Thanksgiving

Deconstructed Turkey: A Modern Twist on Thanksgiving Tradition

Carrot Fennel Soup Recipe

Carrot Fennel Soup Recipe

Lunch Box

Healthy and Delicious Child’s Lunch Box Ideas to Try Today

Chef with cooking tongs

Temporary Jobs for Cooks and Chefs

Mushroom Barley Kale Minestrone Soup Recipe

Mushroom Barley and Kale Minestrone Soup Recipe

Kale Salad with Almonds Recipe

How To Make Delicious Kale Slaw in 15 Minutes

A single live American lobster on a worn wooden fish market surface

Lobster Facts Every Home Cook Should Know

Mango Chicken Buritto Recipe

Mango Mexican Chicken Recipe

One Pot Pasta Recipe

One-Pot Pasta Recipe — How It Works and Why the Starch Makes the Sauce Better

Pastry Chef

Why Chefs Work Such Long Hours — The Structure of Restaurant Kitchens Explains It

La Tur Cheese

Bloomy Rind vs Washed Rind Cheese — How Each Develops and What It Means for Flavor

Grechetto Bianco Grapes

The Grechetto Grape

James Beard Culinary Scholarships

Culinary Degrees Types

A group of common beans with conversions

Bean Conversions — Dried to Cooked, Canned to Dry, for Every Bean Type

Swordfish with Mahi Mahi

Roasted Mahi Mahi and Swordfish On the Grill Recipe

Flipping Fish Properly

How to Flip Fish Without Breaking It — Timing, Tool, and Technique

Hospitality Management Positions

Hospitality Management Field Explained

Classic London Broil

London Broil: Cut of Beef or Cooking Method?

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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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