Pastry Tip

posted by admin on 2011.09.25, under burnt offerings, Made in Toronto, recipes, Skills
09.25.11

Is your pie soggy? Is your crust not, well, crusty? Wanna try something neato that will make your pie flakey and lovely? Just add vodka.

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Apple vs. Apple

posted by admin on 2011.09.23, under burnt offerings, experiment, lessons, Skills, stuff, Uncategorized, Video
09.23.11

In my other life, outside of cooking, I am a huge geek.  I love tech and I am a bit of a Mac nerd.  While I love both worlds, there are few cases where the two meet.  For example, while I am typing this, my left index finger is unusable and pretty tender as I removed a large portion of the end of it while butchering a pork shoulder.  Even still, its hardly a case of two world colliding, more of one bleeding into the other, if you pardon the pun.

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My Drunk Kitchen

posted by admin on 2011.09.20, under Skills, Uncategorized, Video
09.20.11

I don’t know much about the reasons why this web series was created and I don’t really care. It is pee your pants funny. So there. Welcome to My Drunk Kitchen

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Breaking Beef

posted by admin on 2011.03.12, under food pics, pics, Skills
03.12.11

Here are a few shots of Carl and I breaking a side of beef.  All our beef comes from Dennis and Denise at Dingo Farms.  It is some of the finest beef I have ever tasted.  Thanks to Dessa for these great shots.

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8 Mesmerizing Food Videos

03.01.11

Saveur Magazine just put up 8 great food videos. The first one starts with Jacques Pepin boning a chicken then proceeds to other kinds of food prep.

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Artisinal plea from a fed-up-foodie

02.16.11

We not only label foods, but we label ourselves –  Certainly is “food for thought”

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In case you missed it.

posted by 1Crudite on 2011.01.19, under burnt offerings, food, Skills, Uncategorized, Video
01.19.11

I have been on a marketing kick lately, drawn to those golden gems of advertising that make you laugh or nod or think.  I find the thought and creativity of great ads to be truly inspiring.

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Give it a Rest – Gluten: In-depth

09.25.10

Here’s a food geek that can explain Gluten: In Depth, & why it is sometimes best to give this network of proteins a break.

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Avec Eric

07.21.10

Just had the pleasure of stumbling on to Avec Eric on YouTube. I was searching through YouTube related searches with Bourdain, Batali, Reichl, and Richman.

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Video: Amazing cooking tip

posted by 1Crudite on 2010.07.03, under burnt offerings, food, lessons, Skills, Video
07.03.10

I came across this gem of a tip and I simply had to share it.  Please note the large professional kitchen and emphasis on safety.

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