Culinary Arts

Multiple types of cheese a fruit sit on a black stone board

Fundamentals of Cheese: Understanding Cheese Pairings

At its core, cheese is salty and fatty, two aspects that make it especially friendly when it comes to finding partners in both beverages and other accompaniments, as salt and fat both amplify flavor

Chinese dumplings in a pan

Dumpling Delving: An Introduction to Chinese Dumplings

Going back as far as Western Han Dynasty, Chinese dumplings have continued to evolve with Chinese cuisine itself, resulting in a broad and extensive variety that can now be enjoyed around the world

Tongs grab a piece of chicken being cooked as coq au vin in a steel pan

Recipe: Coq au Vin

When it comes to pan design, there’s a method to the madness. A sloped pan, or sauteuse, is optimal for sautéing as the pan allows heat to escape quickly and offers quicker cooking times. A sautoir

A dish of egg noodles with beef and broccoli sits in a black bowl

An Introduction to Common Types of Chinese Noodles

This dedication has led to a wide variety of noodles spread across different provinces and cultures throughout China; each with their own unique preparations and presentations involved. For some, the

soft boiled eggs on a ceramic plate with maldon flaky salt

How to Cook An Egg

The other day I was greeted by my neighbor (who happens to be a chatty little six-year-old) in the elevator. Each time she sees me, she promptly asks which floor I’m on and then proceeds to push the

Multiple types of meat sit an an outdoor grill

Get to Know These International Barbecue Styles

The verb form, to barbecue or barbecuing, was invoked less frequently, but most certainly meant the process of cooking something on a grill. After working in a restaurant dedicated to the barbecue

a sheep in Ireland

Fundamentals of Cheese: Understanding Sheep’s Milk Cheese

Several of the world’s most popular and accessible cheeses are made from sheep’s milk: feta, manchego, and pecorino, to start, as well as such iconic cheeses such as France’s Roquefort and Spain’s

A wheel of raw milk cheese sits on a red and white checkered cloth

Fundamentals of Cheese: Understanding Raw Milk Cheese

While heat-treating certain foods and beverages was common before the specific process of pasteurization was codified, it follows that throughout most of its history, cheese would have been made with

international sauces on a table

8 International Sauces Every Chef Should Know

Accordingly, the five French mother sauces — velouté, béchamel, hollandaise, espagnole and tomato — are an extremely important part of a culinary curriculum, as they are a starting point for many more

A cured ham leg hangs upside down on a string

Understanding Ham

As versatile as — dare I say — chicken, ham can function as the main event or a garnish, plays nicely with a wide variety of other components and flavors, and can be found as an ingredient in

A dish of celery root with sage

Recipe: Celery Root with Sage

You might not recognize this knobby, scruffy-looking tuber called celery root or celeriac. While related to celery, it is not the root of the celery stalk plant you’re more likely familiar with. It

A wheel of white Gubbeen Irish cheese sits in a wax wrapper

These 3 Irish Cheeses are Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day

You may associate St. Patrick’s Day cuisine with corned beef and cabbage, but here’s some potentially bad news: corned beef is more an Irish-American tradition than a proper Irish one. (Cabbage

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