Salt, It Isn’t Just For French Fries!

Salt, It Isn’t Just For French Fries!

Here are 32 reasons to buy extra salt. Boiling Water – Salt added to water makes the water boil at a higher temperature, thus reducing cooking time (it does not make the water boil faster). Peeling eggs – Eggs boiled in salted water peel more easily....
What I Learned in Culinary School

What I Learned in Culinary School

With all the industry talk about the value of culinary school, we thought we’d go straight to the source, and ask some well-known chefs about what they learned there.   Bobby Flay “Every day I cook in my restaurants, I’m using techniques that I learned at...
A Chef Robot? Really?

A Chef Robot? Really?

A company named Moley is putting this chef robot out next year. It seems there are a lot of things that could go wrong or how much  prep do you have to do to have it work?  Watch the robot flip open the soy sauce. Watch the video.
Beignets in Long Island City

Beignets in Long Island City

By Joelle Blackstock Top right: El Pavo del Ocho from Chuta Madre. Bottom right: Beef brisket sandwich from Butcher Bar The smell of all things edible are taking over in New York City. In these summer months, along with the sunshine comes a slew of outdoor fair and...