by Chef Todd | Apr 1, 2014 | Science of Cooking
Over the years, I’ve had to hire dozens of chefs and cooks. During their interview process, I don’t have them cook their signature dish. Just like the handful of dishes you can cook at home without a recipe, a chef has practiced their signature dish many times...
by Chef Todd | Apr 5, 2010 | Science of Cooking
I know I’ve been asking you a lot of questions lately and I want you to know that it’s with good reason. To cook like a chef at home, you have to break old habits and old habits can’t be broken if you aren’t aware of them. It’s important...
by Chef Todd | Mar 16, 2010 | cooking tips, How to Cook, Science of Cooking
Daylight savings time is the practice of advancing clocks so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less. Although it was originally designed to reduce electric usage, there’s controversy over whether it’s actually had this effect. Now, daylight savings...
by Chef Todd | Feb 2, 2010 | cooking lessons, cooking tips, Science of Cooking
The Blackboard is Gone The final two contestants on Worst Cooks in America have learned to cook like a chef! They’ve done it in only ten days! How do I know that Jenni and Rachael have absorbed a few tricks about the science of cooking? It’s because there’s no...
by Chef Todd | Feb 1, 2010 | cooking tips, How to Cook, Science of Cooking
Finally! “Cook-fidence”! Worst Cooks in America was back with their penultimate episode last night, leaving me conflicted. It’s a lousy show. Bringing family members to the cloistered can’t-cooks is a divisive tear-inducing tactic, but I’m still compelled...
by Chef Todd | Jan 28, 2010 | cooking tips, How to Cook, Science of Cooking
My top secret for keeping your tailgate party food hot was revealed yesterday, but today I want to cook my football food right in the parking lot. With a portable camper saute burner rather than a small charcoal grill, I’ll demonstrate how to cook Beer Shrimp...
