Treat your veg like you would treat an expensive piece of meat
There are many ways to treat a veg and make them shine. I found below list by Brownble.com which sums up the Cheffie techniques for home cooks really nicely. Get yourself an armfull of a veg and test all method
How do Chefs make a pretty presentation?
It is crucial to think about the plating before you start cooking. What shapes, what colours, which details? This is what Michelin Chefs do.
‘The perfect egg’ - essay Financial Times
Once Sheila Struyck (1965) worked as a sous-chef in a grand café. She is now an investor and non-Executive Board member. Throughout her corporate career, a job in the kitchen has always been the escape-route to gave her mental freedom in her work. Now plan B has become reality. This is an essay in FD Persoonlijk (the dutch equivalent of Financial Times), 20-05-2021
Working for the future - ** Michelin star Chef Sastregener
Management gurus say ‘resilience’ and ‘composure’ are important skills in any crisis. In a professional kitchen many unplanned and potentially catastrophic things happen. A trained Chef stays calm and collected in situations that would crumble others. Two Michelin star Chef and restaurant owner Albert Sastregener of Bo.tic, in Corça, Catalonia explains how he builds resilience to get through the pandemic.
The acceptance of now - essay Financial Times
M.F.K. Fisher and Julia Child were friends because they both ‘knew the acceptance of Now’. That mantra is helping me through long days filled with Zoom meetings
Don’t follow your passion - Chef Rupert Pitt
What is it about ‘follow your passion’ that makes it a bad advice? Sheila talks with Chef Rupert Pitt previously of the White Hart Inn in Bath.
Performance is contagious, poor performance especially - Chef Guillaume Siegler
How do you ensure that poor performers do not influence the other team members? Netflix asks them to resign. What would a Chef do?
Baig cooking - how to cook for five days in two hours?
As a Chef I like to test methods and learn new approaches. This week we tested Baig aka batch cooking, as appears every Monday in La Vanguardia, written by José Baig.
Le Procope means onion soup
Le Procope is the oldest restaurant in Paris. And onion soup is their signature dish.
'Any recommendations for Paris?
Ofcourse, after four years living in Paris, I do have a couple of favourites.