Here’s a 5-minute video of a baker in action at the Max Poilane bakery in Lyon, France.
Category Archives: Video
Jacques Pepin vs. omelet
Jacques Pepin is the grand daddy of French cuisine. His book, “La Technique” made true French cooking available to the masses in much the same way Julia Childs books did. He also happens to really know how to make omelets.
Baker’s Dungeon w/ Egon
In this, the first of a new series of posts on baking, I bring you videos of Jeffrey Hamelman of the King Arthur Flour Bakery in Vermont. His Witness the ghostly pallor that comes from decades of overnight shifts. Your lower back will practically ache in sympathy as you watch them work. Here’s the link: …
Grapes into raisins.
This short clip is a wonderful time lapse clip of grapes becoming rasins. I am a sucker for time lapse video and I think this is a super neato clip.
8 Mesmerizing Food Videos
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. Watermelon carving from Vid Nikolic on Vimeo. Jill Berlin
In case you missed it.
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. So to celebrate the wonders of food advertising, I have put up a couple of truly great ads. The first …
Durable food products.
Super Size Me put McDonalds in the hot seat for what its food products can do to the human body. Here is another great little McDonalds experiment conducted over 6 months. There has been a lot of backlash over this video and a quick search of the internet will pull up some pretty heavy news …
Ethical Food: Mechanically Seperated Meat
We take so much for granted when it comes to food. So much so that many of us have lost touch with where and how our food is made. While I understand that much of the food available is processed, there is a distinct disconnect when it comes to understanding exactly what that means. To …
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The science of food decay
What happens to food when it goes bad? Well, it rots. The enzymes and sugars in food continue to do their thing and take food past the point of being ripe and ready and begin to cause decay. Here are a collection of clips that demonstrate the process of decay.
From the bygone days of beef
I came across this on youtube and I was transfixed. I was going to ramble on about it, but its very late and I am very tired. Listen instead, to the soothing voice of the narrator as he walks you through the wonderful world of beef. The butcher is impeccably groomed and sports a very …
A little bit of Julia Child magic
This is an older clip of Julia Child appearing on Letterman. Its really funny and bless youtube for keeping this alive. She is super quick on her feet and runs circles around Letterman. Their dynamic is awesome from the get go. Hope you enjoy.
Avec Eric
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. If you don’t know the history behind the culinary war of words between Bourdain and Richman I suggest you google it and enjoy. Back to why I am writing this …
Food Humour
Kraftwurst – We are Pork Products! It’s fun to laugh at food!! Jill www.CHEFinBERLIN.com
Video: Amazing cooking tip
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. Amazing.
Homework Find: Video
I was digging through my computer to clean it out and I came across a video I made for one of my first year chefs school courses. I watched it again and it still made me smile so, I thought, why not put it up for the world to see… I had a lot of …