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Chef Secrets All the food was mostly made
from scratch, and I enjoyed her
adulation. She finally cornered me
Buck Reed and asked me about the turnovers
The Supermarket Gourmet I made every morning, and told me
how it reminded her of the pastries
of France. I finally broke down
and told her I used phyllo dough
to prepare them. It was like Willie
When people can taste a dish and figure out how Nelson told a fan he was lip-syncing
hear I am a chef, to reproduce it. But nobody ever his whole career. I had somehow
the first thing puts anyone else out of business tricked her with my shenanigans.
they ask me is by reproducing the Flaming Moe. The rest of the cruise, she wouldn’t
what I like to Blooming onions are a wonderful talk to me or even make eye contact.
cook. I am certain thing and a great money maker, so People do not want to hear that
they are looking why don’t we see them on more my famous vinaigrette I make for
for some exotic or menus? It is about branding; if you my pasta salad starts out with Giant
complicated dish like want a blooming onion, you are Eagle brand red wine vinaigrette.
Beef Wellington or Crepe Suzette. going to Outback Steakhouse, not Sure, I doctor the heck out of it,
But to be honest, I usually say that if Buck’s Place. but it is a spoiler that most people
I am eating it, it is always something Another reason is the same cannot handle. Perhaps culinary
easy like roasted chicken or a pork reason Copperfield doesn’t give ignorance is bliss.
chop. It’s the simple things done out his secrets: it ruins the illusion. I don’t include recipes in this
perfectly that I enjoy. Other than There is no real mystery to running column, because I choose to use my
that, I really like working on a new a good restaurant: provide good time to encourage you to become
preparation or technique and getting clean service and make the food better cooks—and you do that
better at it. The second question I the best you can. A secret recipe is by cooking and exploring your
get is: “How did you make that?” not going to help you here. Once own creativity. I give you a little
It’s a tricky question. Most people are in on the secret though, information and inspire you to seek
people believe that when a chef it ruins it for them. When I was on out other outlets to learn more.
doesn’t share a recipe, he is the cruise ships working a rotation If you have any comments
protecting some kind of secret that, as pastry chef, one woman was or ideas about a future article,
if given out, will ruin them. The constantly stopping me and telling please feel free to let me know at
truth is, a real professional cook me how wonderful my food was. [email protected].
Chef Secrets All the food was mostly made
from scratch, and I enjoyed her
adulation. She finally cornered me
Buck Reed and asked me about the turnovers
The Supermarket Gourmet I made every morning, and told me
how it reminded her of the pastries
of France. I finally broke down
and told her I used phyllo dough
to prepare them. It was like Willie
When people can taste a dish and figure out how Nelson told a fan he was lip-syncing
hear I am a chef, to reproduce it. But nobody ever his whole career. I had somehow
the first thing puts anyone else out of business tricked her with my shenanigans.
they ask me is by reproducing the Flaming Moe. The rest of the cruise, she wouldn’t
what I like to Blooming onions are a wonderful talk to me or even make eye contact.
cook. I am certain thing and a great money maker, so People do not want to hear that
they are looking why don’t we see them on more my famous vinaigrette I make for
for some exotic or menus? It is about branding; if you my pasta salad starts out with Giant
complicated dish like want a blooming onion, you are Eagle brand red wine vinaigrette.
Beef Wellington or Crepe Suzette. going to Outback Steakhouse, not Sure, I doctor the heck out of it,
But to be honest, I usually say that if Buck’s Place. but it is a spoiler that most people
I am eating it, it is always something Another reason is the same cannot handle. Perhaps culinary
easy like roasted chicken or a pork reason Copperfield doesn’t give ignorance is bliss.
chop. It’s the simple things done out his secrets: it ruins the illusion. I don’t include recipes in this
perfectly that I enjoy. Other than There is no real mystery to running column, because I choose to use my
that, I really like working on a new a good restaurant: provide good time to encourage you to become
preparation or technique and getting clean service and make the food better cooks—and you do that
better at it. The second question I the best you can. A secret recipe is by cooking and exploring your
get is: “How did you make that?” not going to help you here. Once own creativity. I give you a little
It’s a tricky question. Most people are in on the secret though, information and inspire you to seek
people believe that when a chef it ruins it for them. When I was on out other outlets to learn more.
doesn’t share a recipe, he is the cruise ships working a rotation If you have any comments
protecting some kind of secret that, as pastry chef, one woman was or ideas about a future article,
if given out, will ruin them. The constantly stopping me and telling please feel free to let me know at
truth is, a real professional cook me how wonderful my food was. [email protected].
