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Category Archives: becoming a chef
the perfect bite…the art, science and emotion of taste sponsored by bulthaup
September 19, 2010 (Sat at 5pm) Thanks to bulthaup who sponsored my first cooking class and thanks to those 16 guests and friends who attended. I had such a blast at the event filled with good food and wine and … Continue reading
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Tagged appetizer, bulthaup, cooking class, kalbi, korean cooking, perfect bite
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Get inspired with easy summer salad ideas – visit your local farmers’ market
Been hosting a whole bunch of dinner parties and cooking up a storm with all the great summer ingredients available right now – sweet peppers, juicy corn, tomatoes – oh-the tomatoes…and many more. In sizzling hot summer days – the … Continue reading
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Tagged asian salad, eggplant, lemon vinaigrette, salad, summer salad, sweet corn, tofu
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chef kelly’s baaack! great summer party food…
Can’t believe how fast time flies. A lot has happened since last post including a puppy shower/housewarming party at the house where with some help, I put together a lunch menu for ~40 people at the house. Below are some … Continue reading
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Tagged finger sandwiches, housewarming party, party food, pug, puppies, puppy shower
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What to do the first week of being laid off. Cook!
I should be updating my blog more often, especially when technically, I should now have a lot more free time. Some big events since last time which can be said in few words. – I have no job. I got … Continue reading
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Tagged artisan bread, bolognese sauce, coffee cake, cooking class, jim lahey, kitchenaid, laid off, my bread, osteria mozza
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Out with the old – In with the new – New class at UCLA – Restaurant Operations
A quick update as I head to hit the books! I enrolled in UCLA’s extension class in…<<<drum roll>>> Restaurant Operations & Management. It’s once a week night class from 7-10pm – I know it’s late – but it’s really gotten … Continue reading
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Tagged restaurant management, restaurant operations, ucla, ucla extension
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Korean street food recipe – Kimchi Pancakes
In a rather odd-weathered week here in LA where it’s been storming wind and rain the last two days, there’s no better way to stay indoors than frying up some golden-crisp kimchi pancakes to share with your loved honeys. Of … Continue reading
Baby, it’s cold outside…perfect for some white chicken chili to warm your soul…
Even though we’ve been spoiled with low to mid 70s here in LA, there’s something about the winter “air” that’s a little blue, a little gloomy – a perfect excuse for making some comfort dishes. One of my favorite is … Continue reading
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Tagged comfort food recipe, white chicken chili
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Snapshot of Holiday Cooking pix – Dumplings, Sweet Potatoes, Bokchoy and all over the place
It was my birthday yesterday and my perfect, best-in-the-universe-husband surprised me with a Macbook Pro and so here I am with a debut of blogging on my own Mac. Wordpress looks a little different and I am sure I have … Continue reading
Nancy Silverton, the Bread Queen – learning Italian cooking from the best…
Inaugural Mozza cooking class of 11 eager-beaver, hand-raising (that would be me:)), ravenous foodie students gathered on one weeknight of Nov 12 at the impressive, fully-equipped kitchen at Mozza with the one and only Nancy Silverton – with pix to prove it;) … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking class, fennel, holiday recipe, italian thanksgiving, Matt Molina, nancy silverton, osteria mozza, roulade, turkey recipe
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Cooking class at Mozza tonite! Inaugural class with co-owner Nancy Silverton and Chef Matt Molina
Can’t wait! Inaugural cooking class at Mozza2go, of the infamous Nancy Silverton of Osteria Mozza and chef Matt Molina. I so lucked out – was put on a waiting list and got a call late last night of a cancellation … Continue reading
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Tagged chef matt molina, cooking class, italian, mozza2go, nancy silverton, osteria mozza, thanksgiving
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