@mbkriegh May your reductions be the perfect viscosity and your mother sauces the gateway to gastronomic delights!
@circustiger you are either a very experienced cook or a chef in present or former life. My kind of person!:-)
@mbkriegh Guilty as charged - chef. Good cookware is an investment in happiness, for the creator and the consumer!
Hope you had a wonderful birthday.
@circustiger I did! I love to cook so the saucier is a new elevation of my game. We had lunch at my niece’s restaurant, Cafe Mutton, which has gotten lots of attention in the past 6 months. We were relieved we didn’t have to stand in line today. That was the culinary highlight for sure.
@mbkriegh I know of it! The online menu had me at "manchego and olives / devilled eggs". A cafe making its own charcuterie is really impressive, and the servingware appeals to the kitsch side of me.
I currently work in manufacturing management for a gourmet food producer, but studied in commercial cookery and patisserie straight out of school, and spent 10 years in busy kitchens around Australia. Cooking remains my first love. I am French trained, but regional Italian is my mainstay! To take the simplest produce, apply technique, create something memorable and feed the people you care about - that is nirvana for me, right there.
@mbkriegh @circustiger This encouraged me to search Cafe Mutton. It looks amazing, and it appears your niece is doing amazing work! Being able to skip a line is one of life's greatest moments.
@Miraz Thankyou 😊 My late nanna - the reason I first fell in love with baking, and my life's greatest influence - told me that good cooking is "to make someone fall in love with you through pure joy". I never forgot it, and I strive to achieve it each time that I cook for someone.