Friday, May 23, 2008

A Heritage of Food Greatness: Tribute to Filipino Chefs Everywhere

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There was once a Filipino writer who said that the Philippines is bestowed with a “heritage of smallness”. Small people. Small governments- ...
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Saturday, May 17, 2008

The Secret Ingredient- and Other Sandbox Theories

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The knife duel I wrote about a few days ago is actually about a job screening. I think the difference between corporate people and chefs i...
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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Which Gets Killed First, the Chicken or the Egg?

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I think culinary arts is the only profession where “killing” literally is allowed – out in the open- and the cooking people can get away w...
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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Delicious Dirty Torture

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This is the reason why a week ago I stayed in bed on a soup and water (and coffee) diet for six days suffering the longest running flu I had...
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Friday, May 9, 2008

Take Time To Smell The Flowers

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“People from a planet without flowers would think that we must be mad with joy the whole time we see such things about us.” – Iris Murdoch ...
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Thursday, May 1, 2008

Knife Duels, Firing Squads and the Flu

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Three weeks and no entry. What got me quiet these days were those three above. Knife duels with old, err, experienced veteran male chefs - ...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Food to Serve When You Want to Test a Guy’s Sincerity… (Or turn him off)

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Enough with the ultra- impressive meals for a date. Though I had been cooking a great deal of my life- from spoiled brats to the desolate, I...
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