Today's Fun Friday was all about garnishing techniques. It has become a lost art in the culinary world because it requires extreme knife skills and patience but the outcome is always so worth it.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
The Fryer: Round 2
Today I decided to give the fryer a second chance. Again at the Indian Station, I had to fry some paneer. Paneer is an un-aged, non-melting farmers cheese that is really popular in South Asian cuisine. It is pretty flavorless as is, but after being fried and soaked in turmeric water it soaks in all that flavor and becomes a great addition to any meal.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Lesson Learned: Don't Stick Your Hand in the Fryer
So today I was given the task of frying papadum, a thin, spicy cracker found in Indian and Pakistani cuisine. This seemed easy enough, I was up for the task. I cut all the papadum into halves and started frying them up in batches. I was using tongs which meant I was reaching into the oil to grab all the fried crackers. This started off fine, but about halfway through I got a little too comfortable and reached in a little too far. Sticking your finger in hot frying oil is probably about as painful as it sounds, not to mention the glove I was wearing--I had to peel that off my fried finger bits. Needless to say, Lesson Learned: Don't stick your hand in the fryer.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Chefs To End Hunger
Chefs to End Hunger is a California-based organization that is dedicated to taking excess food and giving it to the hungry rather than letting it go to waste. It makes me proud to work with a company that feels passionately about issues such as hunger. Bon Appetit frequently contributes to Chefs to End Hunger--Today we donated couscous with rainbow carrots and a barley side dish.
links: Chefs to End Hunger Website
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Fun Friday: Cake Decorating
Fun Friday is a program set up for interns where every Friday we get off of work 2 hours early to come together, eat, and learn a new lesson about food. This week we learned about cake decorating and let me just say that it is a LOT harder than I had expected. My cake is on the right and clearly displays my amateur frosting skills. Despite this fact, at the end of the day cake is cake and a chocolate-kahlua combo can do no wrong.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Team Building: Seasonal Produce
Today was just another exciting day of Team Building! Sadly, it is my last day at the Teaching Kitchen but I spent an incredible 3 weeks here. I have learned so much thanks to my team: Chef Dede, Jared & Noel and also thanks to the Kitchen Sync Cafe team as a whole. I can't say enough good things about my experience here and I hope that the next cafe will allow me just the same.
Since it was my last day, I decided to have fun with today's team build set-up so I made a rainbow of produce.
Below are the three dishes the Team Build created today-- Photo credits to my lovely coworker Jared, you're the best!
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