by Chef Todd | Sep 7, 2011 | cooking basics
Watching Food TV won’t teach you to cook. Perhaps you shouldn’t believe or attempt everything on your flat screen that’s designed for entertainment value, not educational value. Neither will you learn to cook from a cookbook. Written recipes won’t teach you to cook...
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 25, 2010 | Cooking Courses, Cooking Recipes, How to Cook
The Flavors in Jennifer Cross’ Head Saved Her Butt Thank you, Food Network for proving that the Worst Cooks in America are those forced to follow recipes. I’ve been saying it for years! I’ve seen it in my cooking school, and I hear it from thousands that also...
by Chef Todd | Jan 18, 2010 | Cooking Classes, Cooking Courses, How to Cook
Cooking is About Crying and Salt. Worst Cooks in America served up its third course last night, finally making it obvious that they have no intention to teach these contestants actual cooking methods. Rather, cooking comes down to crying and how much salt you use. The...
