Food Meditations

Monday, 8 February 2010

The Quest for Umami: Chef Yoshihiro Murata and Techniques

Umami
The Quest for Umami: Chef Yoshihiro Murata
When Yoshihiro Murata talks about seasoning food, he’s not talking about salt and pepper.

"A master of kaiseki cuisine (Japan’s ultra-seasonal traditional cookery), Murata has long been steeped in the nuances of the savory fifth taste." ...

... The Quest for Umami: Chef Yoshihiro Murata; StarChefs.com

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Technique

Umami-Infused Cheese and Ketchup

"In this burger-obsessed era, it’s helpful to approach the patty from an original slant, be it the locally-sourced meat, the bun, or even the cheese." ...

Full Story: Technique: Umami-Infused Cheese and Ketchup; StarChefs.com

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Special: Were Molecular Gastronomy is Heading?

Food & Drink
The State of Molecular Cuisine

"The type of cooking that is based on experimenting with chemicals to produce meals is merely part of an industrial process in a time when people are looking for quality products..."

For years, so-called molecular gastronomy, an avant-garde culinary movement best known for its gels and emulsions and its wild chemical experiments with food, ...
Full Story: The State of Molecular Cuisine; WSJ.com

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Food & Drink

The End of El Bulli?

"Spain's world-renowned restaurant may be closing, but if El Bulli chef Ferran Adria has his way, it's the mark of a new beginning. Mr. Adria talks about reinventing his culinary enclave."

For years Spain's Ferran Adria has defied culinary norms with out-of-the-box creations like freeze-dried foie gras, atomized martinis and edible hibiscus paper.
Full Story: The End of El Bulli?; WSJ.com

World News> Spain

Spain to open gastronomic university
The world's first "gastronomic university" is to open in Spain, complete with a research laboratory to explore the mysterious chemistry of taste.

"Student chefs will be encouraged to master the craft of “molecular gastronomy” under the tuition of Spain’s most celebrated restaurateur Ferran Adria, ..."

Full Story: Spain to open gastronomic university; Telegraph.co.uk

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Saturday, 6 February 2010

Former Wall Street Trader on Cooking and ...El Bulli Future

Cooking and Recipes
'Weird' chef teaches what it means to eat healthy (just don't ask about cholesterol)

"A Wall Street trader turned chef, Endelman is the founder of Cook With Class, which offers private and group cooking lessons that emphasize healthy eating."

What can you possibly learn about food from a former Wall Street trader? Plenty, if you're talking about New York's Rob Endelman. ...
Full Story: 'Weird' chef teaches what it means to eat healthy (just don't ask about cholesterol); Mother Nature Network

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Chefs' challenge

When chefs burn out in the kitchen

"Superchef Ferran Adrià recently announced he’d be closing his restaurant elBulli to recover from exhaustion – Canadian chefs can relate"

Full Story: When chefs burn out in the kitchen; TheGlobeAndMail.com

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Friday, 5 February 2010

Winter Soups, French Classics and Pigskins for the Super Bowl Bites

Ready for the Party?
For the Big Game? Why, Pigskins
Fat, salt and crunch should always be invited to a Super Bowl gathering.

"Adding a porky layer of fried skin not only gives heft and flavor to the snack menu, pigskin is just sort of fun to serve at football games." ...

Full Story: For the Big Game? Why, Pigskins; NYTimes.com

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Recipes

Simple soups to savour
These winter soup recipes are full of comforting warmth.

"When it's damp and cold outside, hot soup warms like internal central heating. Not only that, a good home-made broth is packed with vegetables, which is good news for our health and immune systems." ...

Full Story: Simple soups to savour; Telegraph.co.uk

A Good Appetite

A Fallen Star of French Cuisine, Restored to Its Silver Platter
IT was a roasted drumstick that got me thinking about chicken breasts.

"There was a time when the French culinary elite esteemed chicken breasts above all other parts, serving them beneath silver domes in the fanciest restaurants."

Full Story: A Fallen Star of French Cuisine, Restored to Its Silver Platter; NYTimes.com

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~ Super Bowl: 'Bites & Booze' and Healthy Cocktails! - Are you expecting a load of guests this Sunday to watch the Super Bowl on your big screen TV?

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Video: Four men and a pig - a lesson in Italian butchery

Food Meditations Briefs

Life and Style - Video
Four men and a pig: a lesson in Italian butchery

"In the first part of our Italian pig butchery masterclass Tim Hayward, Bruno Zoccola and family break down the beast from snout to trotter."

This film contains scenes of a graphic nature
Video: Four men and a pig - a lesson in Italian butchery; guardian.co.uk

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