Indulge with Some Veggies and Fruits
In this world that is very conscious of being healthy and looking healthy, it seems health for everyone is finally within reach. It seems the world has finally learned its lessons and now knows more about being healthy. More importantly, they are more willing to know even more, not just enough. The issue of health is a never-ending process anyway since it is dynamic. Nonetheless, along the years many more people have learned that what our parents have always claimed are true: vegetables and fruits are good for our bodies, and that they do make lives longer! ...
Macau - Asia’s Las Vegas Flourishing in the Economic Crisis
Macau has a special place in history, it must be noted that this special administrative region is the first and last European colony in China. Macau is on the Western side of the Pearl River Delta near the Guangdong province in the north facing the South China Sea. The Macau Special Administrative Region, also known as Macao, is a progressive place with industries in textile, electronics, toys, and not to mention that this region is a terrific tourist destination for people not just around Asia, but also the whole world. Macau's Economy Macau's economy is built around ...
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
Chef a go go has recently, as Matthew suggested, become “chef a gone gone” Life has been fast paced here over “low season” in idyllic South Thailand, and I have been busy in the spirit of the ancient saying “in the midst of a storm, a fisherman stays at home mending his nets” This brings me to the topic of old sayings and their relevance in this modern age. (And specifically in the kitchen, and as an expat – after all, this IS a chef’s forum, and I AM the go go man) Each morning, and each evening I ...
Spurl- Do You Have A ‘Special URL’? Then This Is The Site For You
Here is another site which boasts of a rather unique name. Spurl stands for ‘Special URL’. This pretty much sums up what the website is all about. It is a place to store all your special URL’s. Further, it is a place where the popularity of all the links stored is determined on the basis of the number of users who have visited the site within a fixed time span. Spurl offers all the advantages that websites like delicious and netvouz and delicious. However, it does not stop there. There are some features that are found only in Spurl. For starters, this ...
Xanga- Retaining Loyalty of Its Young Users despite Intense Competition
Xanga began its journey as a book sharing and music review website. It soon became an online journal and diary sharing website. Finally, it morphed into a blogging platform with an estimated following of 27-40 million users. Xanga has successfully attracted maximum number of young persons and teenagers into its fold. As Donna Nguyen says, “I like my xanga”. I've had it since like 5th grade and I’m in 10th grade.” It is indeed creditable for a website to successfully retain the loyalty of the youth and teenagers in a world where newer and more glamorous blogging platforms keep coming up. The ...
Chefs- The Unforgiving Breed
Greetings to All, I received the following inspirational poem from Chef Burges. Thanks Chef Burges for your contribution. MG From the dawn of time, at the beginning of life; He cut open a mammoth (prehistoric elephant) with a stone which was a knife. Soon came the time before the writing of books; There arose a need for the raw food to be cooked. Descended from the heavens as prophet of taste; To be the first "Chef", was his destined fate. Centuries have past and time never stood still; You can never separate a Chef from his knife and his grill. Dressed in his ...
Chef Arnaud Bignon –The Young Chef at the Helm of Spondi
Although there are really some fine restaurants in Athens, Spondi is arguably the best of them all. It has become an institution in the country. The doors of Spondi opened more than a decade ago. It was envisioned by its owner, Apostolos Trastelis, as the oasis of class, beauty and taste in the whole of Greece. The restaurant building used to be a refurbished old house which eventually became the Michelin-starred establishment it is now. Spondi boasts of two Michelin stars. The restaurant has always been popular, but it is only with the arrival of its French head chef, ...
BMaccess- Helping You Not Just Read But See Better Bookmarks On Your Screen
BMaccess is a social bookmaking site with a difference. Other sites permit you to upload your bookmarks to the web and share them with other surfers of the web. Further, exchanging comments about the various links submitted is permitted. If they wish to, surfers can rate the links submitted to express whether they liked it or not. These features have been present in all reputed social bookmarking websites ever since sites like digg and StumbleUpon established social bookmarking sites as the face of Web 2.0. Surfers are no longer interested in a website which provides just these features. They want something more ...
Celebrating the Story of Chef Alain Passard
Alain Passard is one of the world’s most renowned chefs. You have likely heard of him. It is not hard to miss him if you are in the culinary industry. He is the owner of the three-Michelin star restaurant L’Arpege, a world-class restaurant located in Paris, France. Chef Passard is a son of an artist, but not a culinary one. He comes from a family of musicians. At an early age, he came to love music a well and he can play the saxophone like there’s no tomorrow. He discovered his love for cooking when he ...
Chef Philippe Groult – Behind L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon’s Success
You would often hear people complain about world-class restaurants that fail to meet their expectations. Often, you would have your own reservations about certain establishments like L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon. You have probably experienced dining at the other Joel Robuchon restaurants. There are a couple of disappointing establishments. L’Table de Joel Robuchon in Paris, for one, may fail miserably when it comes to offering good food. The unfriendly staff and expensive meal may turn you off. Robuchon de Galera in Macau fails to impress as well, so you may have some doubts. This is not the case with head chef’s ...
Digestion and Hygiene
With the stomach and other digestive organs in a state of perfect health condition, one is entirely ignorant of their very existence, except when of feeling of hunger brings alertness to the fact that food is essential, or an alarm bell warns us that a adequate amount or too much has been eaten. Perfect digestion can only be maintained by cautiously monitoring all of the rules of health in regard eating habits. On the subject of ‘Digestion and Hygiene’, I would like to quote a few paragraphs from Dr. Kellogg's work on Physiology; it provides a brief outline of ...
Why You Have to Drink to Live?
Earth is 70% made up of water. So it might be just right and matching that 70% of the human body is also made up of water. Water is thus such a vital part of our lives. In truth we can survive longer without food than without water. A healthy human person can live from 3 to 10 days without water while men can live without food for as long as 2 months. There must be a very important reason why 70% of our bodies are made up of water. In actuality there are many reasons. One is that ...
Redundancies from a Chefs Perspective
Greetings to All, I received the following from one of the avid followers of the very blog. Matthew I work in relatively unknown hotel group viewing this from a worldwide perspective; however we have 12 hotels and may be as many under construction although delayed. I personally have worked mainly in countries where the pay roll was your biggest expense followed by food cost. Returning 21% Profit in F&B was worth a celebration in these times. Now I’m having the privilege to work in a hotel with above 90% occupancy yield and a return of profit in F&B of ...
Chef Michael Roux, Jr. – Continuing His Father’s Legacy at Le Gavroche
Le Gavroche is not new. It has been “around the block” for decades. It first opened its doors to the public in 1967. The restaurant changed it address to Mayfair in 1981. It is a classy expensive French restaurant and it is the first British restaurant to have earned a Michelin star. This was in 1974. It earned its second star in 1977 and its final star in 1981. Again, it is the first British restaurant to have earned three Michelin stars. The restaurant has just celebrated its 41st anniversary last year. This restaurant has served as a training ...
Chef Alice Walters – The Chef and the Food Environmentalist
Chez Panisse is the playground of one of the best chefs in the world, Alice Walters. It first opened its doors to the public in 1971. The restaurant was inspired by classic films and this is where Californian cuisine was first created. This is where Chef Walters continues to amaze people with her creations. But who is Alice Walters? Alice Walters is the owner and head chef of Chez Panisse. She is actually a native of New Jersey. She was born in the small town of Chatham on April 28, 1944. It took a while for this chef to ...
Chef Armin Leitgeb – Offering the Taste of Austrian, Asian and Everything in Between
Les Amis is not new. It has been around for more than a decade, but it has continuously stunned people and food critics alike with its amazingly good food and outstanding service. What is Les Amis? This restaurant has been a celebrated local eatery for a significantly long period of time. Although it specializes in French cuisine, the dishes offer a touch of Asian and modern flavors as well. Over the years, Les Amis has accumulated countless awards including accolades from the World Food Summit and Wine Spectator Magazine. Indeed, the restaurant has huge and varied selections of wine ...
Chef Quique Dacosta – The Culinary Genius of El Poblet
El Poblet is not new, but its history does not go back that far. Still, it has always been a one of the best restaurants in the Alicante area even during the 80’s. It is not just some off-the-road local eatery. On the contrary, it always has been known for its luxurious service and haute cuisine. Anyone who ever comes near the area should definitely consider visiting the restaurant. The seafood and the restaurant’s ambiance are something that one should not miss. The culinary creations of its chef Quique Dacosta are definitely worth every penny they would squeeze ...
Healthy Chemistry
You know, I love it when I read something positive about food and its impact on the health of us humans, especially when the food is something more decadent than healthy. Take dark chocolate and red wine, how much more decadent than that can you get! The resveratrol found in wine is being promoted as a metabolism booster: when you consume wine containing resveratrol your body burn calories more quickly or more accurately, more inefficiently; gotta love that! It is also an antioxidant which limits the damage to cells that free radicals and oxidative products of metabolism can do. Free ...
Chef Anne-Sophie Pic – The Amazing “Cook” of Maison Pic
Although Maison Pic is quite famous for its world class restaurant, it also actually houses a hotel and the informal bar and café, Le 7. Maison Pic, however, has reached a legendary status in the world of gastronomy. This is not surprising considering the fact that this restaurant has been around since 1891. Since then the restaurant has managed to capture continuously the fancy of the public palate. Visiting Maison Pic The original restaurant was opened in the establishment of l’Auberge du Pin in Saint Perva. It was Sophie Pic’s son, Andre, who managed to secure three Michelin stars ...
Enjoy Tsarist Cooking with Chef Andrei Makhov of Café Pushkin
Café Pushkin is undoubtedly the best restaurant in Moscow, if not the whole country. Of course, it can no longer be denied that this is one of the best restaurants in the world. It has secured the 63rd spot in El Pellegrino World’s Best Restaurants. Dining at Café Pushkin and enjoying Chef Andrei Makhov’s creations is something that you shouldn’t miss in Moscow. Is It Really the Best Restaurant in Moscow? Perhaps, it is. Perhaps, it isn’t. But it is undoubtedly one of the best restaurants in the world. Although written in French, the restaurant’s menu is reminiscent of ...
Chef Yannick Alleno – Creating Exact Dishes with Magical Flavors
It doesn’t matter what time of the day you choose to dine at Le Meurice, you will enjoy rich, savory dishes from the restaurant’s exciting menu. Every dish is precisely prepared without room for extravagance. Still, every bite offers rich flavors. Dishes are presented so carefully and beautifully. These are the creations of Chef Yannick Alleno. One can only say that this chef’s creations are both modern and audacious. His primary goal is to create dishes that will please his customers. This is the law he lives by. Oh Glorious Le Meurice! Le Meurice is a breathtaking place. The ...
Discovering the Unchanging Magic of Chef JP Singh’s Cooking
Bukhara Restaurant of ITC Hotel Maurya is one of the Asian restaurants that have made it to this year’s list of El Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants; although technically, this restaurant secured the 65th spot. Still, this is a great honor for Bukhara and its chef JP Singh. Let’s Get to Know the Chef If there is a chef who knows how to grill kebabs to perfection that would be Bukhara’s chef. This famed chef of Delhi’s most famous restaurant has catered to the palates of numerous heads of state including Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Afghanistan’s President Hamid ...
What to Consider Before You Decide?
Not all answers come easily. Sometimes you need to search heaven and earth, or, worse, even hell to find that right decision. Nut we need to see that these problems, the decisions we have to make, pare just trying us, measuring us up to what we can do, how much we can bear. Should we bow down and retreat? Or must we stand up and prove our worth, and that of our life? There is a saying that there are always two sides to a coin. This manifests what we have when we are deciding on something. It could ...
Australian Chef- Matthew J. Goudge is the mastermind behind the formation of the Pro Chef 360 platform.