“In the kitchen, time passes mysteriously,” so says Cara Eisenpress in a recent Bon Appétit article. “Chefs who understand timing perform a kitchen ballet that those who struggle to mimic transform into offbeat steps.” Not all chefs use dance as their timing metaphor. Some use music, some tennis, some Facebook, and some their nose. While keeping good company somewhere between Michael Ruhlman and the chef at Chez Panisse, I am proudly holding down the bartending section all alone by timing meat-flips to finished martinis. Pure genius, if you ask me. To read more…..
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Katy: I really enjoyed this piece on timing; it is the creative connection in cooking, integrating the process into your soul so that it flows out at mealtime. I have felt this sensation exactly .00075 times in my 66 years but I look forward to it each time it happens! Thanks for publishing this, extremely satisfying to read and helpful to the simmering stovetop part of my soul.
Cozy – thanks for the kind words. So glad you appreciate it. I have a feeling that it’s way more than .00075 times, however.:)
Love the timers! Hot stuff that you are in the BA magazine!
I found a chef timer that missed the photo shoot. He was not happy!!