2009 November | Notes On A Meal

Pictures Akimbo

posted by 1Crudite on 2009.11.30, under chefs school, Photos

11.30.09

More photographs taken in and around chefs school.

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Stock

posted by 1Crudite on 2009.11.30, under Bad Food, burnt offerings, Good Food, lesson learned, lessons, Mouthy Bits, recipes

11.30.09

Right now I am sitting at one end of my home dining table. At the other end, on the other side is my brand new stock pot. It is the largest stock pot I have ever owned. The gianorma-pot is sitting on an induction burner and in it are the slow beginnings of a demi glace.

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Challah

posted by Lemon Tart on 2009.11.29, under Photos, recipes

11.29.09

Finally had a little too much time on my hands and decided to make some yummy bread….

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over easy(?)

posted by west coast toast on 2009.11.27, under Great Food, Skills

11.27.09

200!!!! thats the average amount of covers we do at brunch on a Sunday and this place is tiny. We squeeze 56 some odd seats in (mostly deuces) and the kitchen is smaller than my one at home……props to the staff, somehow they don’t kill anyone and the day goes smoothly.

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Music At Work

posted by Al Dente on 2009.11.27, under Good Food, lesson learned, Mouthy Bits, recipes, Skills, Uncategorized

11.27.09

Couldn’t resist it, had to open with a song from the Tragically Hip. Esspecially since this is an music posting, seemed a poetic title.

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Proffesionalism

posted by Grease Angel on 2009.11.25, under Skills

11.25.09

Chef Jacket Is there anything more off putting than seeing a chef with long dirty fingernails, filthy whites or just bad general hygiene?

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Caramel sauce

posted by Lemon Tart on 2009.11.24, under Baking, Mouthy Bits, recipes

11.24.09

Learned something new today…. and it’s the dry method to making home made caramel sauce….

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CrustaStun

posted by 1Crudite on 2009.11.24, under Good Food, lesson learned, Mouthy Bits, recipes, Skills, Uncategorized

11.24.09

Lobster suffering is an ongoing debate. While it is a myth that they scream once dunked in boiling hot water, there is always a nagging doubt about being as human as possible.

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Baking with Julia

posted by Lemon Tart on 2009.11.21, under Baking

11.21.09

So I got this neat new recipe book “Baking with Julia” which is a collection of recipes based on Julia Child’s PBS series and written with the help of various “hip” pastry chefs. The book is phenomenal since it explains the basics of every recipe and any/all problems that may arise while making each particular baked good. There’s pictures for almost every item (which for anyone trying a dish out for the first time could be a life saver) and there’s a very wide range of pastries to be baked.