Despite huge changes in kitchen culture, fewer than a fifth of professional chefs in the UK are female, down on last year. Is its reputation for being a tough, male-dominated job still putting women off – or is that image unfair?
When it comes to eco-friendly cooking and going green, there are many shades to choose from, says Craig LaPonzina, Executive Chef at The Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center. You might opt for a LEED-designed building or organically grown food. You may insist on eating free-range meats or choose to support a business that integrates … Read more
The art of steam cooking is in constant transformation and improvement. At the 2013 Architectural Digest Home Design Show, German appliance manufacturer Miele, one of the recognised pioneer in steam oven technology, introduced a new innovation that combines the power of steam and convection technology into one high-end appliance. “We’ve combined true European convection technology … Read more
Ferran Adria’s cooking app Famous spanish chef Ferran Adria from the now shuttered Catalan restaurant El Bulli, has released a tablet app that contains 31 three-course meals based on his latest cookery book. Fish soup and beans, spinach and egg, all these meals written for a home chef. Launched in partnership … Read more
“Modernist Cuisine” authors launch free online cooking school Modernist Cuisine encyclopedia will have an online version in form of a free online cooking school.Called ChefSteps, the educational platfom is the idea of a group of alumni from Modernist Cuisine. The future students will master techniques of traditional and modernist cooking through practical, hands-on demonstrations with … Read more
‘Modernist Cuisine’ releases home edition “Modernist Cuisine The Art and Science of Cooking” writers are releasing a new version for the home cook, based on stunning cutaways and cross-sections of foods and kitchen equipment and step-by-step photos for most recipes. Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young and Maxime Bilet are coauthors of the encyclopedic six-volume set … Read more