Category: Culinary Education

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The Top Five Reasons to Avoid the Culinary Business

#1 You’ll Never Have Another Holiday Off again—Ever! When others are enjoying themselves during the holidays or after work, most often times you’re int eh kitchen making their holiday all...

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The Best Food Processors for $50, $200 and $350

Looking for an inexpensive food processor for the home? One that’ll help you get those meals on the table, whip up a quick soup, chop onions, carrots and maybe even...

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How are You Going to Prepare the Thanksgiving Turkey this Year? The Pros and Cons of Brining, Frying and Roasting that Turkey.

Why Brine? Brined turkey is all the rage this year and for good reason. When you brine what you’re actually doing is introducing more fluid into the myofibrils of the...

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Tips for the Best Thanksgiving Stuffing

The truth of the matter is there’s no one “best stuffing recipe” out there. If you’re from North or South Carolina chances are you do your Thanksgiving stuffing or dressing...

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8 Useful Tips for Aspiring Restaurateurs

According to a recent Ohio State study, 1 of every 4 restaurants close their doors within the very first year of operation. That comes to a failure rate of just...

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Plating and Food Presentation: Symmetrical and Asymmetrical

A few days ago, I spoke with Chef Martin Gilligan about how chefs arrange the food on the plate i.e. plating and food presentation. When it comes to the culinary...

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How to Cook Lobster

Cooking lobster at home can be difficult for many of us, since cooking lobster by tossing it live into a pot of boiling water is still the most commonly used...

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Cooking Asparagus—The Right Ways to Do it

When it comes to cooking asparagus many of us just automatically steam or simmer it, considering that’s the way our folks probably did it. In my home, asparagus was that...

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Five Fall Breads You’ve Probably Never Even Heard Of

I love zucchini bread. I love banana bread. I love bread. But, considering we’ve all had zucchini and banana, I put my mind to finding five different breads that make...

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