There is a myth, perpetuated in culinary education, that molecular gastronomy and sous vide cooking are the province of a narrow category of elite, experimental kitchens, the kind that use syringes and liquid nitrogen and charge four hundred dollars a head. That myth is costing culinary students real career ground. The truth is that modern...
Every pastry student hits a point. It’s usually between the third attempt at tempered chocolate and a sugar sculpture that went wrong in humidity. It’s the point they realize advanced pastry is not a creative pursuit. It is an engineering discipline that sometimes produces beautiful things. That difference is relevant when you’re deciding where to...
Here’s a question to sit with before you sign up for any culinary arts course: What kind of chef does the market really need at this moment? The restaurant scene has come a long way in the last decade. Hotels are operating multi-concept kitchens. On any given weekend, independent restaurants are welcoming guests from 40...
Let’s be honest about something that most pastry school brochures won’t tell you: there’s a huge difference between knowing how to bake and knowing how to think like a pastry chef. Courses sell with pretty pictures of croissants and shiny plated desserts. But what gets you through in a professional kitchen is technical depth, and...
You are standing in a kitchen. You are making a dish look really good. You think to yourself. I was born to do this. This feeling comes to you a lot. Maybe it is time to do something about it. If you are in Delhi NCR there is news for you. You do not have...
So you want to be a chef, right? You imagine yourself in a kitchen, hearing the sizzle of a hot pan, smelling fresh herbs, and seeing people enjoy the food you make. Then you think, “How much do chefs actually earn in Mumbai?” It’s a good question, and to be honest its not discussed enough....
You are standing in your kitchen. You see a recipe that needs eggs. You think to yourself. There must be another way to do this. Maybe you are baking for someone in your family who has restrictions. Maybe you are baking for people who do not eat meat. Maybe you just want to learn how...
Have you ever seen a chef make a dish look really good and thought, “I want to do that for a job”? If so, you are not the one. And what is important is that there is now a way to make that happen. You can turn your love of food into a career as...
Have you ever taken a bite of a good croissant or a creamy crème brûlée and thought? I want to make something like that? If you still feel that way, you are probably ready to do something with your love for desserts. The good thing is. You do not have to go to Paris to...
The truth is, eggless baking has really improved a lot. We do not have to deal with flat or crumbly eggless baking anymore. Now you can find beautiful eggless cakes, pastries and desserts at expensive bakeries.. The good thing is, you can make these eggless cakes, pastries and desserts at home if you know the...
