Recipes, full of data, are simple enough on the surface. What are you making, what are the ingredients, and how is it prepared? When you learn to read a recipe like a chef, however, you’ll realize that in a few extra moments, you can save yourself time, do more efficient […]
Knife Skills: The Foundation of Good Cooking
The room is quiet except for the rhythmic tapping of chef’s knives touching softly on maple cutting boards as they glide smoothly through firm carrots. The chef paces up and down the rows looking over the shoulders of his students, watching their efforts in creating the perfect julienne. “Remember,” he […]
Perfect your Mise en Place
Knowing how to cook is obviously important, and just like every chef and student at the CIA is on the same lifelong journey of culinary learning, you’ll want to review the essential techniques and fundamentals of cooking (start here!). But past that, the first thing you’ll learn at the CIA […]
Thanksgiving Countdown: 2 Weeks To Go
It is two weeks until Thanksgiving, and there are a few things we plan to do this weekend to get ready. This is the weekend to wrap up your chicken stock or broth. If you already made some, consider taking a quart of it and making a batch of fortified […]