Ya know that bread you get at restaurants that’s so good that you can’t stop eating it? You gorge yourself on it. You were hungry when you got there and you asked for some bread right away just to soothe the pangs. The waiter brings the bread. It’s warm and fresh. Steam rises out of […]
I made a comment a couple posts ago about how people have been making bread since the beginning of time, so it can’t possibly be too difficult. Well, as it turns out…two weeks into my research on sourdough I haven’t produced the first crumb of anything you could call “bread”.I have nearly as many different […]
EXPLICIT LANGUAGE If this guy doesn’t offend you then keep reading… I have sooo had enough of PETA. Seriously. Who in the fuck are these people? If you’re just tuning in, it’s People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. I totally get not clubbing baby seals. They’re amazingly cute. They can’t have much meat on […]
Well, last night when I took the pictures I was excited… These are taken at the 32 hour mark. Clearly the yeast has settled in and there is bonafide fermentation taking place. Hooray! You can tell just by looking at the level and the bubbles from the side view that something has changed radically since […]
So I was going to write this blog about losing one of the top 5 worst jobs I’ve ever had. And I was probably going to say some things that I shouldn’t say. But everything happens for a reason and I’m lucky to be away from the place! So I’m letting that one go. Then […]
When I started into this crazy career in the food business I was encouraged to move around and experience different things. “Learn as much as you can from different chefs”, they said. “You can learn something from everyone…even the dishwasher”, they said. What they never told me is that at some point you need to […]
Ain’t No Free Lunches
I wondered if this blog would ever turn political. I think it’s about to, just for a minute. On November 6, 2012 the Electoral College, a poor representation of the citizens of the United States of America, re-elected who has got to be America’s worst President ever. But I will say this; Our country, once […]