Whenever I have dinner in my favorite restaurants, such as the American Cut Steakhouse, I always end up being envious of how their chefs can grill the meat perfectly. I have to be honest, I have tried imitating their techniques several times, but, I seldom succeeded in ending up with the steak that I envision. […]
Red or white? This is one of the first things that I think of whenever I visit my favorite Italian restaurants in Manhattan, or even in any other part of the world. And no, I am not talking about wine. Rather, I am talking about pasta sauces. Which one is the better choice? While I […]
If you are hosting a business event, scheduling it over breakfast may just make your venture more successful. Meetings and networking are well suited to the early hours, being easier for businesspeople to fit into hectic schedules as they finish when the working day is yet to begin. If you’re thinking of hosting an event […]
You might think that all wine glasses are the same. They might also seem to be made from the same type of material. The truth is that there are subtle differences that make some better than others. For instance, some glasses have different contours, determining the amount of air that comes in contact with the […]
Here we are. It’s time for the holidays again. It seems to come a little faster each year. Thanksgiving turkeys are being bought in droves and grandmothers everywhere are getting ready to make their famous dressings and pies. It’s just in time to sit down with our families and celebrate all that we have to […]
The Chinese cleaver looks very much like a regular Western cleaver, at least at first glance. There’s the same basic rectangular shape, but what you’ll notice when you pick a Chinese cleaver up is that they lack the heft of their Western brethren. Hold it up to find a cross-section that’s much thinner. This might […]
If you happen to have poked your head into any commercial kitchens lately, you’ll probably have noticed that their chopping boards are of different colours. Do they buy those boards simply to liven up an environment mainly defined by stainless steel and cooking whites? They do not; in fact, there are several more practical benefits […]