Burnt Butter
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The John Boos Cutting Board: The Last Cutting Board You’ll Probably Ever Need
I’ve spent most of my life in kitchens. Not the pretty Instagram kind. The hot, chaotic, loud, occasionally-on-fire kind. And after years of prep shifts, dinner rushes, catering events, and enough knife work to make my wrists complain about the weather, I’ve developed a strong opinion about cutting boards. Most of them suck. They’re too…
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Good Food Is Expensive. Bad Food Costs You Twice.
People love to complain about the price of food. “Good food is expensive. Bad food costs you twice.” I get it. Groceries are expensive. Restaurants are expensive. A decent block of cheese now requires a small bank loan and a co-signer. But after spending most of my life in kitchens, I’ve learned something. Cheap food…
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How to Make a Proper Pan Sauce
How to Make a Proper Pan Sauce The thing restaurants do that makes home food taste disappointing People think restaurant food tastes better because chefs are hiding magical ingredients. They’re not. Most of the time they’re just using the pan properly instead of abandoning it like a crime scene after cooking meat. That brown crusty…
About Me
25 years in professional kitchens. Fine dining, diners, cafes, a coffee truck on a highway. I’ve done it all and I’m done keeping it to myself.
I still have a voice. This is where I’m using it.
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