Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.
Batidas Pesadas is what the manual said, and indeed, that’s what we worked on – literally, “heavy beaten things”, these are batters that include fat in the form of butter, margarine, oil, etc., and are beaten to blend the fat with the sugar, after which everything else gets mixed in – generally flour, eggs, and… Read More Pastry Class 3
“Those who make desserts possess a different temperament, are set apart. The pastry chef, the maker of desserts, is regularly referred to as an “artist.” The patissier must create like the painter, sculptor or even the musician; requirements that are rarely expected of those who deal in savory.” – from Sweet Everything, by Edward Bottone… Read More Pastry Class 2
“Men are always pushed into group situations … like group sports with a leader. In the kitchen the chef is your captain, but in pastry there is more autonomy, more independence. Women relish that. you are permitted to be creative sooner than on the hot line.” – Claudia Fleming, NYC pastry chef I’ve worked a… Read More Pastry Class 1
So, we reach the end of the Supreme Directors with a short walk dedicated to Juan Pedro Julián Aguirre y López de Anaya, more commonly just referred to as Julián Aguirre. There’s not a huge amount to tell about him, and in fact I was able to find out little overall. He was a revolutionary… Read More The Supremes – Track 8
I’ve hesitated a few days about writing this up, mostly because I don’t want family and friends to be worried about living here in BA, nor people who don’t really know the city to take this as a sign of insecurity here in town. In the end though, it’s not something that couldn’t have happened… Read More Koreatown Caution
A lot of folk have clearly been concerned about friends and relatives in Chile after this last weekend’s earthquake. It didn’t have any direct effect on us here in BA, so we’re all fine, thanks – the near 900 mile distance and the fact that the shockwaves headed west into the Pacific meant minimal impact… Read More The Scoop on Chile
“I desire a monarch for our state; but I desire one worthy of the honor which he would receive in commanding us; that is to say, I wish a greater man than Prince John of Portugal ; and I wish a monarch who would rule us only.” – Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, Supreme Director, in… Read More The Supremes – Track 6
“Huge, green or yellow compound fruit containing large bulbs of yellow, banana-pineapple flavored flesh. Texture is either like raw oysters or crisp and almost crunchy.” – Anonymous I have to admit, I never thought I’d see fresh jackfruit here in BA.