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Plastic: that’s a wrap!

If you are like me you are increasingly conscious of the unsustainable and polluting use of plastic wrap in the cooking process. I use it for both mise en place and left-overs, and for other food prep techniques as well…

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Posted by: on Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
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Men in the kitchen

Here’s an interesting article about an all-male dinner club in Napa called “Men Who Cook” who know how to do it up right in the kitchen. The article talks about the trend for increasingly more men…

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Posted by: on Friday, March 27th, 2009
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Great reads worth digesting

I love to read. I love to travel. I love food. I love all 3 combined. Sound familiar? So what’s a girl (or guy) to do when you can’t carry Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry Cookbook in your purse (or manbag) to…

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Posted by: on Sunday, February 1st, 2009
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The TurboChef 30″

Cooks with 5 Star Results, 15x Faster. Imagine cooking anything – from fresh asparagus in 45 seconds, a frozen pizza in 90 seconds, to a rack of lamb in 4 minutes, or a Thanksgiving turkey in 42 minutes – with…

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Posted by: on Friday, February 29th, 2008
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Yes Chef Hawksworth! Right Away Chef!

How often does a civilian get an invitation to work directly under the wing of the top chef in Vancouver for a day? Not often. West Restaurant’s Executive Chef, David Hawksworth, graciously allowed me to infiltrate…

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Posted by: on Tuesday, February 21st, 2006
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