Culinary Fundamentals: Can Cooks Still Make a Stock?
🎙️ EP203 — What should every cook actually know? Culinary fundamentals, who decides what they are, and whether they have changed?🎧 In This Episode:🧪 Why Nobody Makes Stock Anymore🧭 Who Decides Wha...
13 Syys 33min
Push It Till It Punches You in the Face: Seasoning, MSG and Cooking Fish Over Fire
🎙️ EP202 — Tasty is NOT enough: push the salt, push the acid, push past the point where you'd normally stop.🎧 In This Episode:🥋 What Chefs Spend Years Perfecting🔥 Cooking Fish Over Fire by Feel🔍 ...
6 Syys 26min
The Cook's Expiration Date: Was Bourdain Right About 37?
🎙️ EP201 — Bourdain said cooks are done after 37: does a cook expire, or does kitchen culture expire them?🎧 In This Episode:⏳ The Expiration Date of a Cook 🧑🍳 Stepping Back from the Line 🩹 Injur...
30 Elo 25min
Everyone Claps When the Chef Claps: How Accurate Is The Menu?
🎙️ EP200 — We review The Menu and trace it back to the real kitchens behind it: Willows Inn, Lummi Island, Noma, Mugaritz, and more.🎧 In This Episode:🎬 Why The Menu Feels So Familiar🏝️ The Real Re...
23 Elo 37min
Same White Jacket, Different Job: Is Becoming a Head Chef a Reward or a Punishment?
🎙️ EP199 — The day you get promoted is often the day you stop doing the thing that got you there: More responsibility, more time, and a raise that can still leave you poorer per hour.🎧 In This Episo...
16 Elo 39min
Serving Expectations: A Nike Logo Lesson for Cooks
🎙️ EP197 — How restaurants set expectations and why cooks who get the setup wrong can make people dislike a taste they'd otherwise love.🎧 In This Episode:🍽️ Restaurants Are Serving Expectations Bef...
2 Elo 33min
Chef Networks: Innovations Only Cooks Can Create Together
🎙️ EP196 — Some innovations only happen when cooks build them together.🎧 In This Episode:🌐 Building a Chef Network 🗳️ Chefs Worldwide Vote On Their Best Idea 🥤 Turning Toxic Wastewater Into Soft ...
26 Heinä 33min
