Essential Cooking Techniques: Knife Skills II
Last time on ECT we introduced you to the single most indispensable requirement for any serious cook: good knife skills. Today, we’ll continue with some more details about how to achieve them. And we’ll start at the very beginning with how to hold your knife properly…Read More →
Essential Cooking Techniques: Knife Skills I
Good knife skills are at the heart of every culinary endeavour. And at the heart of good knife practice is… a good blade! You can never become a great cook if you use cheap knives that don’t hold their edge or flex too easily when you’re trying to make precise, straight cuts…Read More →
New Survey Looks At 30 Years Of Fast Food Evolution
The major Fast Food chains have spent a lot of time and money over the past few years promoting their new ‘healthier’ offerings. But a long-term survey of core menu items at the top 10 Fast Food chains shows their fare is probably less healthy now than it was 30 years ago…Read More →
Fast Food Week! Quick Service Resto and Snacks News
Sandwiches and Wraps hog the spotlight this week with Taco Bell, McDonald’s, White Castle and Subway announcing new limited time specials. HOOTER’S has some Wing news, PETA announces a rare, non-gag-worthy award, and OREOs picks an unlikely mega-series promo partner…Read More →
Cooking: The Mastery Of Recipes Or Techniques?
I’ve long believed – since graduating from Culinary School, anyway – that Cooking is an art like any other, which demands the mastery of a set of techniques that keep cropping up over and over again in the kitchen. Let’s take some time to list them and learn how they work…Read More →
All-Canadian Tex-Mex Resto Débuts Beyond Meat
Have you ever heard of Quesada Burritos and Tacos? No? You’re not alone. But they’ve been around since 2004 and they’re quietly invading Canada from coast to coast. Now they’re making a mark in the Dine In / Takeout sector by becoming the first in Canada to offer a Beyond Meat Burrito…Read More →