by ayschef | Nov 6, 2011 | Kitchen Hints, Recipes, The Spice Series
Coriander is a wonderful spice used in both sweet and savory dishes. It can be applied in both the whole seed or in ground form. The whole seeds almost hold the appearance of a Chinese lantern with beautiful ridges running down the sides. Native to both Southern...
by ayschef | Oct 9, 2011 | Food Philosophy, The Spice Series
Ginger comes from a tropical perennial plant and the part that we actually use is the root! Ginger holds a very powerful aroma that is sweet and soothing. Dried ginger or ginger powder lacks the strong aroma but maintains the wonderful...
by ayschef | Sep 27, 2011 | Recipes, The Spice Series, Wonderful ingredients
This is the first of a series of 5 in the Spice Series by Chef Jean-Philippe. We hope you enjoy it. Read on for a bit of culinary trivia. Personally, I was not the biggest fan of cumin based on the smell when it is by itself. However, after doing some research...
by ayschef | Sep 11, 2011 | Food Philosophy
Thomas Keller, the author of this book and owner of The French Laundry restaurant in Napa Valley, is a true believer that a meal is an emotional experience. He applies that philosophy to his restaurant and also to this cookbook. This cookbook provides...
by ayschef | Sep 4, 2011 | Food Philosophy
We thought it would be nice to provide our readers with some insight into some of the inspirations behind AYS. Here we are featuring an amazing cookbook written by Joel Robuchon. Since THE COMPLETE ROBUCHON was originally written in French, Robin H. R. Bellinger...