I was in my local gourmet shop again the other day… just checking to make sure that I had all the latest gizmo’s and gadgets. I had to stop and admire the Miyabi case and drool over the Damascus bladed knives. I am fascinated by the whole process involved in making Damascus steel. It involves taking the steel and folding it back on itself several times. I have heard that… Continue reading

California Spring Roll

A few days back I got to do one of my favorite jobs in the kitchen, building spring rolls.  Just like every thing else you need to assemble all the ingredients first.  We have a number of different rolls on the menu, both vegetarian and with some kind of meat… Continue reading

Last Saturday we had a high end party serving fancy cocktail sandwiches and salads for a fund raiser that cost $$$ to attend.  Several hours were spent by many people in the kitchen as we assembled all of the ingredients for the buffet.  I personally spent time making crabcake mix to build 500 cakes 3″… Continue reading