Archive for April, 2008

Ragu alla Bolognese - the Good Old Fashion Way

Bolognese sauce is taken very seriously in Italy and rightly so - it is very delicious when done properly but it’s a shame that a vast majority of people outside Italy haven’t tasted the real deal yet. If the people of Bologna could see what’s served under the name of Bolognese everywhere they would either [...]

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Roast Chicken w/ Ginger and Soy-Whiskey Glaze

That’s what i call a good-looking chicken!
As you can tell, today is chicken day on Chef’s gone wild. Of course, you know it’s not your average chicken day when your chicken taste a bit like Peking duck…

So is it chicken or duck, you asked? Well, let’s say it’s a chicken wannabe duck but who cares [...]

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Spice Blends & Dirty Secrets

Have you ever been to a restaurant and wondered what was the secret that made the food taste so delicious? It could have been a delicate piece of fish with just an extra little something that took it over the top and paying $30 for it was suddenly okay because it left you saying : [...]

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Studiofeast: The Culinary Underworld

Ahh! The thrill of sneaking off to eat somewhere hush-hush. You gotta love it.

I had the pleasure to meet with fellow bloggers Ann and Jack of Redacted Recipes and their friend Michael this past Saturday for an exciting visit to Studiofeast. Thanks for the invitation guys, i had a blast… and a serious hangover [...]

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Chocolate and Pistachio Crêpes Suzette

[This is an updated post. It deserved better pictures and a few little changes. So here you go! And why don't you make this Chocolate Mille Crêpes with Orange pastry cream and caramel while you're at it!]
I have decided to do another mass-hypnosis experiment today using you, my beloved readers, as guinea pigs. You don’t [...]

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Sea Scallops with Fennel, Blood Orange and Sauce Maltaise

The Zen-man always keeps his promises… and if he doesn’t he’s likely to ignore you when you remind him he’s made one. Yup, that’s just another way of sayin’ he can be full of s**t sometimes but today he’s rather full of sea scallops and willing to share the recipe with you as promised in [...]

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Clam Risotto, Demystified

Zen can cook, so can you.
(Old Proverb)

Get ready to take a walk on the wild side my friends, because today we will break the wall that separates man… from his risotto. Yes you heard me right, you can say goodbye to boiled or sticky looking rice by surrendering to the instructions on this post, i [...]

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