Have you ever spent time in a restaurant kitchen? Bill Buford's Heat relates the experience so vividly that I feel like I have. Line cooks..
Frequently called "one of the greatest chefs you've never heard of," David Tanis is a rare type of restaurant chef. Tanis' food is best described..
Julia Child learned to cook because she was a bored housewife. And as a partial current member of the clan, I say housewife in the..
What happens when you need to plan a meal and don't have a library of cookbooks at your disposal? This has been my dilemma often..
Welcome to the return of the From Zero to Chef: How to cook well at home series! Check out the previous articles to learn how..
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Any good cook knows that it is worth going to great lengths for the right recipe. But with the right recipe management system, you will..
Not all recipes are created equal. If you want to get anything (general knowledge or a delicious dinner) out of a recipe, you need to..
For Easter, I made french onion soup with vegetable broth instead of the beef broth called for in the recipe. Was the flavor totally off?..
A friend once told me she loved to try new recipes. But that was the only way she cooked. She would make something once, but..
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