Monthly Archives: December 2011

PUTTING THE ART BACK INTO CULINARY ART

Shipley & Halmos Chocolate Editions

I don’t know whether to stare at these or eat them.  Some finely made chocolate with some classic pieces printed on them.  If you muster the courage to unwrap one of these there’s an opportunity to find a “golden ticket.”  I think I may just have to buy one… http://hypebeast.com/2011/12/shipley-halmos-x-chocolate-editions-neapolitan-bars/

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THE CULINARY HUSTLE

Now hold up, it’s not as cool as you think.  There’s no reference to hustler, Paul Newman, or Three Card Monte, and no one’s getting scammed, so to speak.  It’s the lengths we, as professional cooks and chefs, go to makes ends meet when we’re not exactly in the place we want to be. The [...]

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HOLIDAY TURKEY RECIPE [Video]

The perfect turkey recipe for your upcoming holiday party.

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YOU CAN’T PLAY TO LOSE [Video]

Chef/owner, David Chang, of Momofuku in New York City talking about cooking and dining in the modern world.  Watch and listen.  You might learn something. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxntlBGmOUo]

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INSPIRATION [Video]

The inspiration.  elBulli.  Restaurant Magazine judged elBulli to be #1 on its Top 50 list of the world’s best restaurants for a record five times—in 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, and #2 in 2010.  If you don’t about this restaurant, you should. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/19072653]

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