Nothing like a good graph to really bring things home. Pretty illuminating. BTW, flavor pairings pieces are on their way. I lost a few days to an unexpected spring cold.
May 2009
I have consistently enjoyed Michael Ruhlman's books (I partially credit his The Making of a Chef with being an influence in my decision to go to cooking school. Nowhere else did I find such detailed description of what it would be like and although I chose Midwest Culinary Institute in Cincinnati rather than the CIA, [...]
Ferran Adria changes the brief season that El Bulli is open…just to keep people on their toes.
How does this guy have the time to do anything, much less blog? I'm not complaining of course — I am such an Achatz fan that it's almost silly (though, I promise, not in anyway stalkerish…just a big fan). Well worth the read as Grant is not only thoughtful and creative, but very articulate.
It’s a crazy week — May and June are insane months for caterers, so much so that I am considering starting a petition drive to have both months combined into one ugly 60-day month called “Helldorado”. Blogging may be fits and starts this week. <elegant segue to next topic would have gone here> So, the [...]
This is fantastic news. Jean Robert will be "the face" of Midwest Culinary. Sure, I wish this had happened prior to my graduation from school, but still and all, very awesome. More please.