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Aye Mate. From where in Britain might ye hail. As for that night in Porto Cervo all I can say was the Pastis was mighty well earned. But a few years back... "The use of an agent was new to me. Shopping in the Med had been introduced to me six years before by a brusque response of Captain...

Boulder mochie I love mochie. I was turned onto it (among other things) in Boulder. Fried in butter so it puffs up a bit then more butter and fresh maple syrup. One of the all time greatest items. And it's really good for you!

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Pan sear and deglaze It's hard to inagine how easy it is to butcher a lamb rack. Plus it's fun. Check out the videos on the site below: Oh the woes of the traveling Megayacht chef: We were scheduled to arrive in Potro Cervo, Sardegna shortly after lunch so the guests could go shopping. The...

Lamb rules

Aye Mates Aye matees. It's all a matter of taste and constitution. Some like and some hate everything there is. As long as we all know and get what we want! Food can do wonders for the soul A mind at peace is nothing short of whole Always eat it fresh Jack fruit in Bangladesh Have the...

Pan sear and deglaze There's only way to cook eggs and that's in a non-stic pan. When you hear grill in relation to eggs it's when the "grill" is a griddle or large flat cooking surface. A grill pan has nothing to do with grilling. It's an invention not a method of cooking based on technique...

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Bake that souflee' - All about breaking the ice One of the greatest things about evolving as a cook (or as any artist for that matter) is having something strange and unknown become familiar. Every technique on earth has but just a few building blocks and a few tools. The medium is just a...

I just watched a video of a guy cutting a tomato and removing the seeds. I generally don't like tomato because of the seed. I see now that a ripe tomato with the seeds removed is a whole new product. The videos on this site are incredible.

Ever seen a WOK burner? Butane and Big! The pan is perfectly spherical (about 1/3 of a sphere) and fits in a special craddle so you can swing and tilt over the burner. The spatchula's edge is cut to make full contact inside the pan. Then it's a two arm movement to spinning , swinging and...