Like any artist, a professional chef is a master of a craft. Mastery requires several things: passion, determination, hard work, creativity, an understanding of the tools and ingredients... the propensity to cuss like a sailor (or so Bourdain would have us believe). Beyond these traits, there is one very tangible thing needed to be a pro: approximately $16K to attend a culinary school (as I found out when I phoned some of the local culinary schools last month). So here's the deal: I don't have any of the aforementioned qualities, and I sure as hell don't have $16K to spend on a culinary degree in this depressed economy. I do however have:
1) $80 to buy a cooking textbook.
2) A decent arsenal of cooking gadgets.
3) No real fear of trying out a recipe.
Food should not be intimidating; it's not like I'm going for recipes that require me to, oh, rip the faces off of crabs. I want to turn out good, simple, well-executed dishes, food that feeds the senses and satisfies the soul. I want to learn to be a professional home cook.
This blog is going to chronicle me on my mission. If I have any improvements or tips to share as I go through the lessons and recipes, I will most definitely do so, and if you have any tips to reciprocate, please shoot them to me. With a little elbow grease and trial and error, I think this can be fun. Thanks in advance for joining me!
1) $80 to buy a cooking textbook.
2) A decent arsenal of cooking gadgets.
3) No real fear of trying out a recipe.
Food should not be intimidating; it's not like I'm going for recipes that require me to, oh, rip the faces off of crabs. I want to turn out good, simple, well-executed dishes, food that feeds the senses and satisfies the soul. I want to learn to be a professional home cook.
This blog is going to chronicle me on my mission. If I have any improvements or tips to share as I go through the lessons and recipes, I will most definitely do so, and if you have any tips to reciprocate, please shoot them to me. With a little elbow grease and trial and error, I think this can be fun. Thanks in advance for joining me!
hallo!! :)
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