Private Chef – a culinary career option

Private Chef – a culinary career option

Chefs Garrett Doherty and Shane Robinson of Kraken Congee In one of our first days in culinary class, each student was asked to introduce him/herself and state a goal for going to cooking school. Several peers stated that they wanted to open restaurants, cater, or...
Private Chef – a culinary career option

Hong Kong – Savory Eats

Hong Kong has several famous restaurants, and one of them is one of the cheapest (the cheapest?) Michelin Star restaurants in the world.  Tim Ho Wan, The Dim Sum Specialists is famous for exquisitely formed dim sum cuisine still served in its traditional...
Private Chef – a culinary career option

Hong Kong – city for foodies

spotted in a bathroom stall I fantasize moving to Hong Kong pretty often, especially in the weeks following a visit to the region. This Thanksgiving, Josh and I got to visit the city for a week, because he was spending a few weeks in Asia, trekking and rock climbing...
Private Chef – a culinary career option

Chef Ben Taylor

I caught up with Seattle Culinary Academy alum Ben Taylor, who has started a video series in which you get an over-the-shoulder view of cooking techniques. When we were chatting, he hadn’t started his site yet, but he has now, and it’s great! Enjoy the...