Learn The Menu
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Learn The Menu
"With learning I mean I read up on whatever menu-feature I don't know." I use cookbooks, the ones which nobody dares to question, well known worldwide as authorities, like my trusted Escoffier-cook-book. After I know what the French master chef has to say, I ask the chef how he prepares his dishes. I never tell the chef what I know but do make mental notes about how close his description is, to the French cookbook. Talking with the chef I might use phrases like "That is a great idea" or "Really? Whose idea was it?" to find out how on earth the chef came up with any mind boggling concoction. And usually he will tell me.
helmut schonwalder 12-14-2002
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