Although I struggled in school, I adored taking small quizzes and surveys (most from Cosmo which is probably why I struggled with the ones that evaluated real knowledge!) Being Friday and too hot to concentrate on much of anything, I thought I’d share a few online quizzes (ranging from silly to difficult). All are free [...]
Posts Tagged ‘chef’
Test your knowledge – are you up to the challenge?
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged chef, chef quiz, chef test, cooking, cooking game, quiz, test on June 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Shhh! Its a secret…
Posted in Books, tagged chef, chefs, cook books, cookbooks, eat, eating, Food, recipe, Soups, Stews, Stocks and Sauces on January 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I really could buy a thousand cook books – ironic seeing that I rarely follow a recipe, avoid measuring things and have little to no storage room for them. This is a book that reads like a blog – quick, sweet, practical. Each tip is about 2 small pages (the book is just larger than your [...]
Shorter and sweet
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged Alinea, chef, chefs, chicago, cooking, dining, Fernan Adria, Food, Grant Achatz, molecular gastronomy, recipe, Thomas Keller on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is a bit of a cop-out but I feel it’s validated. I had single most memorable food experience of my life in Chicago at a restaurant named Alinea. I’ll spare the details for now. If you’ve read some of the past posts here you’ll recognize the name Fernan Adria. He is the mastermind of [...]
Tuna Salad
Posted in Techniques, tagged chef, cooking, eating, Food, recipe on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a bit of a twist on a traditional favourite – pieces are based on Michael Smith (Food Network Canada); it’s a lovely alternative to the traditional mayo-infused goodness that is slathered on crust-free wonder bread or Subway’s bread bombs (credit to Rob of F’Coffee for that term). This is just simple goodness. There’s no [...]
You are what you eat… Finding nd Feeding Ethical Foie Gras
Posted in Poultry, Turkey, Fowl and other Birds, tagged chef, chefs, cooking, eating, farmers, farming, Foie Gras, Food, Soups, Stews, Stocks and Sauces) on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am not a die-hard Foie Gras fan, though it is something that raises my curiosity. I’ve had some fabulous fois gras and some not-so-great. I haven’t had a tonne of it but enough to know what it is and that some people love it. I also know why people hate it (the whole force [...]
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