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The young Peter George fantasized about one day becoming a professional soccer player, or what he calls football from his British upbringing, and traveling the world. An avid player as a pre-teen...

Born in Aleppo, Syria, Shant has long had professional chef ambitions. Shant recalls watching his mother hosting friends for celebrations and preparing elaborate meals for hours. “The aromas my mom...

What is infrared technology? In short, the technology behind infrared cooking is the use of infrared radiation (IR), also referred to as infrared light: a type of electromagnetic radiation (or energy...

Chef Alan Kang was born to Taiwanese parents in Northern California where he lived until his father's plan to open a haute Chinese restaurant in San Francisco was thwarted by the earthquake of 1989...

Before Damon Henderson was wearing a chef’s uniform, he wore a correctional officer uniform at the Los Angeles County jail. Chef Damon followed his father, an LA County sheriff, into law enforcement...

During these 60 hours of lessons, students execute recipes inspired by renowned chefs to experience a variety of trends and techniques. Here are a few chefs who inspired dishes featured in the kitchen...

Chef King uses chicken and pig feet in his stock, releasing collagen so the stock is gelatinous, and imparts bamboo flavor when he steams the final dumplings. He demonstrates folding, pinching and...

Rolling out pasta shapes with fresh dough can be therapeutic, fun and enjoyable with family and friends and only requires eggs and flour. There are many ways to make each pasta shape, differing...

Start with a hot pan. If you are sautéing, put the chicken skin side down in the pan in a little bit of oil. Be aware of the temperature of the pan. “If the pan is only medium, it’s going to render...

You can cross Slovenia from east to west in three hours, Chef Ana divulged while introducing the nature of her country, which is bordered by Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Italy. “We’ve been a part of...

Since the early age of 8, Lay had a knack for cooking. If she wasn’t in the kitchen at home, she was there in her after-school culinary arts program. At age 13, when New York City’s middle schoolers...

This hydrocolloid has the correct viscosity when it forms a teardrop shape that’s bulbous at the bottom. Pipe the fluid gel atop a rich puff pastry for more of an impact than the typical drizzle of...